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Allerdale road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2022, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 51% on 2021 (115), and casualties rose from 158.

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 2022
174
Up 51% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
237
Up 50% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2022

2.3% of collisions in Allerdale in 2022 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious5833%
  • Slight11264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious6427%
  • Slight16871%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 174, up 51% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (10%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (22%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.2%)
  • February12 (6.9%)
  • March15 (8.6%)
  • April7 (4%)
  • May17 (9.8%)
  • June17 (9.8%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August13 (7.5%)
  • September13 (7.5%)
  • October15 (8.6%)
  • November17 (9.8%)
  • December12 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (66%)
  • Wet or damp49 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (41%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph83 (48%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (64%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.2%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (58%)
  • Passenger64 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (77%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Allerdale in 2022

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2022, with 14 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2022

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2022: 23, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5962331212
2ndA66202807
3rdA595172606
4thB529681003
5thA59771001
6thA5915912
7thB53004612
8thB53024700
9thA5943501
10thB52923602
11thB53053700
12thA50862400
13thA52712201
14thB52992201
15thB53012301
16thB52891101
17thB52971100
18thB53071301

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2022

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2022: 29.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2022

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2022: 47.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2022

Cumberland recorded 447 collisions in 2022, and 39% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2022, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years