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Allerdale road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2020, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2019 (186), and casualties fell from 262.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,392 collisions in Allerdale.

District council until April 2023, now part of Cumberland. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2020
153
Down 18% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
188
Down 28% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2020

3.9% of collisions in Allerdale in 2020 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious4429%
  • Slight10367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious4725%
  • Slight13572%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 153, down 18% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 153
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025139185
2024134170
2023129177
2022174237
2021115158
2020153188
2019186262
2018235342
2017246331
2016237335
2015247335
2014270395
2013235333
2012245362
2011223324
2010226359
2009298429
2008299440
2007305435
2006325524
2005336533
2004323479
2003351516
2002319501
2001340522
2000330485
1999366546
1998334509
1997349530
1996352495
1995324483
1994310452
1993264389
1992300464
1991284412
1990349553
1989350493
1988347514
1987324462
1986284443
1985322451
1984334485
1983322482
1982343505
1981374533
1980390558
1979350514

When and where crashes happen in Allerdale in 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.8%)
  • February13 (8.5%)
  • March9 (5.9%)
  • April6 (3.9%)
  • May10 (6.5%)
  • June10 (6.5%)
  • July12 (7.8%)
  • August29 (19%)
  • September14 (9.2%)
  • October9 (5.9%)
  • November14 (9.2%)
  • December15 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (69%)
  • Wet or damp40 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph72 (47%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph67 (44%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (93%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (61%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2513 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3546 (24%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5522 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.4%)
  • Over 7515 (8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (68%)
  • Passenger30 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car172 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Allerdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Allerdale in 2020

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2020, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2020

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2020: 21, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596212426
2ndA595122002
3rdA66101702
4thB52965501
5thA50864612
6thA5944502
7thA5974400
8thB52894412
9thB53014402
10thB53024401
11thB52923302
12thB52993302
13thB53053300
14thB53072210
15thA5911100
16thB52971100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2020

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2020: 31.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2020

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2020: 50.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2020

Cumberland recorded 400 collisions in 2020, and 38% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years