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Copeland road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1981, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (289), and casualties fell from 409.

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 1981
290
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
380
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Copeland in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious8128%
  • Slight20470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9726%
  • Slight27873%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 290, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.3%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March23 (7.9%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May23 (7.9%)
  • June24 (8.3%)
  • July23 (7.9%)
  • August22 (7.6%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November25 (8.6%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (57%)
  • Wet or damp112 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (49%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph121 (42%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (18%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20129 (34%)
  • 21 to 2567 (18%)
  • 26 to 3549 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (57%)
  • Passenger97 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (65%)
  • Motorcycle91 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Copeland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1981

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1981: 86, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59586118223
2ndB5295202304
3rdB5344121506
4thB5345122205
5thA5086111805
6thA5094101101
7thA509371103
8thB52941100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1981

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1981: 69.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1981

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1981: 106.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1981

Cumberland recorded 1,047 collisions in 1981, and 28% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years