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Allerdale road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2025, and 185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2024 (134), and casualties rose from 170.

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 2025
139
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
185
Up 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2025

3.6% of collisions in Allerdale in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.6%
  • Serious3424%
  • Slight10072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14076%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 139, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 139
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday23 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (5.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.2%)
  • February13 (9.4%)
  • March16 (12%)
  • April8 (5.8%)
  • May11 (7.9%)
  • June9 (6.5%)
  • July15 (11%)
  • August7 (5%)
  • September15 (11%)
  • October8 (5.8%)
  • November13 (9.4%)
  • December14 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (63%)
  • Wet or damp44 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph59 (42%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph62 (45%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (66%)
  • Pedestrian26 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 108 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (16%)
  • 21 to 2513 (7%)
  • 26 to 3522 (12%)
  • 36 to 4521 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (16%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (10%)
  • Over 7515 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (58%)
  • Passenger51 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (11%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Harrington, Cumberland, CA14 5HS area and Maryport North, Cumberland, CA15 6NE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Allerdale in 2025, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2025

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2025: 18, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596182523
2ndA595172503
3rdA66101322
4thA5977703
5thB53016601
6thA5915801
7thB52894500
8thB53054701
9thA5942200
10thB52992502
11thB53002201
12thB53072210
13thA50861100
14thB52961101
15thB52971200
16thB53021100
17thB53041100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2025

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2025: 16.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2025

CA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2025: 38.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2025

Cumberland recorded 388 collisions in 2025, and 36% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2025, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years