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Allerdale road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2024, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (129), and casualties fell from 177.

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 2024
134
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
170
Down 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2024

3% of collisions in Allerdale in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious4332%
  • Slight8765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious5432%
  • Slight11266%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 134, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 134
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.2%)
  • February6 (4.5%)
  • March16 (12%)
  • April12 (9%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June11 (8.2%)
  • July13 (9.7%)
  • August11 (8.2%)
  • September13 (9.7%)
  • October8 (6%)
  • November12 (9%)
  • December7 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (75%)
  • Wet or damp28 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph51 (38%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (6%)
  • 60 mph61 (46%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (55%)
  • Pedestrian34 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (10%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2023 (14%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (16%)
  • 46 to 5515 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.2%)
  • Over 757 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (57%)
  • Passenger39 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (74%)
  • Motorcycle19 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2024, with 11 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2024

The A66 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2024: 18, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66182224
2ndA596111505
3rdA595101814
4thA5916803
5thA5976601
6thA5945600
7thB52895500
8thB52965502
9thB53025600
10thA50863401
11thB52923301
12thB53053401
13thB53002301
14thB52911100
15thB52971100
16thB53011100
17thB53041100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2024

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2024: 26.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2024

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2024: 39.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2024

Cumberland recorded 411 collisions in 2024, and 33% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years