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Copeland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1980, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (296), and casualties rose from 395.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,676 collisions in Copeland.

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

Collisions in 1980
289
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
409
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1980

3.8% of collisions in Copeland in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.8%
  • Serious9131%
  • Slight18765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious10927%
  • Slight28870%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 289, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.6%)
  • February12 (4.2%)
  • March27 (9.3%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May23 (8%)
  • June20 (6.9%)
  • July37 (13%)
  • August28 (9.7%)
  • September28 (9.7%)
  • October22 (7.6%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December26 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (61%)
  • Wet or damp101 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (54%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph108 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (24%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20117 (29%)
  • 21 to 2562 (15%)
  • 26 to 3554 (13%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6514 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (53%)
  • Passenger117 (29%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (67%)
  • Motorcycle93 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Copeland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1980

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1980: 65, including 5 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956597525
2ndB5295273418
3rdA5094242702
4thA5086162105
5thB5344101302
6thB534591302
7thA509381514
8thA60861110
9thB52941210

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1980

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1980: 79.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1980

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1980: 111.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1980

Cumberland recorded 1,152 collisions in 1980, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1980, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years