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Copeland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,676 road traffic collisions in Copeland from 1979 to 2025, and 13,423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 186 were fatal and 1,983 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 85 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (105), and casualties fell from 126 to 105.

District council until April 2023, now part of Cumberland. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,676
Casualties
13,423
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
186
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
85
Down 19% on 2024

Crash severity in Copeland

1.9% of collisions in Copeland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1861.9%
  • Serious1,98320%
  • Slight7,50778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1981.5%
  • Serious2,36618%
  • Slight10,85981%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. In 2025 there were 85, down 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 85
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202585105
2024105126
2023100120
2022104137
202198121
202095126
2019137177
2018157222
2017167237
2016175251
2015166233
2014204289
2013168229
2012183261
2011153211
2010166228
2009180259
2008202267
2007218297
2006223310
2005255387
2004255386
2003248386
2002241361
2001239352
2000252355
1999235315
1998236331
1997281407
1996215287
1995226294
1994211291
1993229348
1992226310
1991233308
1990228302
1989230338
1988246343
1987254366
1986222303
1985238319
1984250324
1983230299
1982235321
1981290380
1980289409
1979296395

When and where crashes happen in Copeland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,346 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,325 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,375 (14%)
  • Thursday1,516 (16%)
  • Friday1,634 (17%)
  • Saturday1,382 (14%)
  • Sunday1,098 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59428 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59151 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,187 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,181 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,768 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,610 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,532 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59819 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January745 (7.7%)
  • February705 (7.3%)
  • March773 (8%)
  • April751 (7.8%)
  • May789 (8.2%)
  • June839 (8.7%)
  • July861 (8.9%)
  • August858 (8.9%)
  • September835 (8.6%)
  • October851 (8.8%)
  • November817 (8.4%)
  • December852 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,148 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,501 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting922 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,178 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,373 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds252 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds217 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist75 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds46 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.2%)
  • Other262 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded256 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,028 (62%)
  • Wet or damp3,314 (34%)
  • Frost or ice223 (2.3%)
  • Snow72 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep22 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph123 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph4,655 (48%)
  • 40 mph1,109 (11%)
  • 50 mph60 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3,428 (35%)
  • 70 mph296 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,934 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road353 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout170 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded71 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Copeland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,424 (63%)
  • Pedestrian1,872 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist1,459 (11%)
  • Cyclist793 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant299 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant190 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)106 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant97 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant83 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant83 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5352 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10718 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15810 (6%)
  • 16 to 202,558 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,789 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,302 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,738 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,266 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65902 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75586 (4.4%)
  • Over 75359 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,852 (58%)
  • Passenger3,699 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,872 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car12,690 (75%)
  • Motorcycle1,458 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle802 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes684 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes444 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach261 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle183 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car130 (0.8%)
  • Minibus108 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle27 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Copeland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Copeland

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 Copeland

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland, with 490 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland from 1979 to 2025: 2,788, including 81 fatal and 639 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5952,7884,14381639
2ndA5094591745891
3rdB52955807751484
4thA5086482690693
5thB53454526481494
6thA5093239377962
7thB5344158221150
8thB52946995318
9thA596141804
10thB5094101101
11thA669902
12thA59781000
13thB52925702
14thB53004400
15thA50742300
16thB50932300
17thB52962401
18thB53052401
19thM62800
20thA40181100

Towns in Copeland

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland from 1979 to 2025: 2,618.

Postcode districts in Copeland

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland from 1979 to 2025: 3,730.

Cumberland and its former districts

Cumberland recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Copeland, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity