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Allerdale road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 115 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2021, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2020 (153), and casualties fell from 188.

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 2021
115
Down 25% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
158
Down 16% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2021

5.2% of collisions in Allerdale in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.2%
  • Serious2925%
  • Slight8070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.4%
  • Serious3925%
  • Slight11271%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 115, down 25% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 115
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (17%)
  • Tuesday20 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday11 (9.6%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.1%)
  • February11 (9.6%)
  • March11 (9.6%)
  • April10 (8.7%)
  • May6 (5.2%)
  • June10 (8.7%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August10 (8.7%)
  • September10 (8.7%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November11 (9.6%)
  • December3 (2.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (10%)
  • Not recorded9 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (74%)
  • Wet or damp19 (17%)
  • Frost or ice6 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph41 (36%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph59 (51%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (92%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (68%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2020 (13%)
  • 21 to 2513 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3532 (20%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.9%)
  • Over 7513 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (66%)
  • Passenger37 (23%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (73%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2021, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2021

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2021: 15, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596152203
2ndA595141704
3rdA66101912
4thA59171412
5thA5975502
6thA50864603
7thA5944601
8thB52962201
9thB53012211
10thB53022601
11thA52711100
12thB52891100
13thB52911100
14thB52921101
15thB52991200
16thB53001100
17thB53051100
18thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2021

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2021: 17.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2021

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2021: 34.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2021

Cumberland recorded 372 collisions in 2021, and 31% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2021, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2021.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years