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Allerdale road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2023, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2022 (174), and casualties fell from 237.

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 2023
129
Down 26% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
177
Down 25% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2023

3.9% of collisions in Allerdale in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.9%
  • Serious3225%
  • Slight9271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.4%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13476%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 129, down 26% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 129
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday22 (17%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (17%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.2%)
  • February9 (7%)
  • March7 (5.4%)
  • April10 (7.8%)
  • May11 (8.5%)
  • June10 (7.8%)
  • July8 (6.2%)
  • August20 (16%)
  • September10 (7.8%)
  • October8 (6.2%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other8 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (64%)
  • Wet or damp40 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph57 (44%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph57 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (67%)
  • Pedestrian26 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9%)
  • Van occupant12 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (12%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.2%)
  • 26 to 3534 (19%)
  • 36 to 4513 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (15%)
  • 66 to 7516 (9%)
  • Over 759 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (59%)
  • Passenger46 (26%)
  • Pedestrian26 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (79%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2023, with 11 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2023

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2023: 17, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596172113
2ndA595112004
3rdA66112332
4thA59181000
5thA50864401
6thA5943300
7thB52893600
8thB52923502
9thB52963400
10thB53013300
11thB53023303
12thA52712401
13thB53002302
14thB53052300
15thA5971101
16thB52911100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2023

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2023: 21.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2023

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2023: 37.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2023

Cumberland recorded 427 collisions in 2023, and 30% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2023, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years