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Copeland road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1982, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1981 (290), and casualties fell from 380.

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 1982
235
Down 19% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
321
Down 16% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1982

2.6% of collisions in Copeland in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious7833%
  • Slight15164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious10031%
  • Slight21567%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 235, down 19% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.8%)
  • February15 (6.4%)
  • March16 (6.8%)
  • April17 (7.2%)
  • May17 (7.2%)
  • June18 (7.7%)
  • July21 (8.9%)
  • August19 (8.1%)
  • September14 (6%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November21 (8.9%)
  • December26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (57%)
  • Wet or damp98 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (57%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph84 (36%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (21%)
  • Pedestrian59 (18%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2082 (26%)
  • 21 to 2558 (18%)
  • 26 to 3557 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5513 (4%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.2%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (54%)
  • Passenger89 (28%)
  • Pedestrian59 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (65%)
  • Motorcycle66 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1982: 64, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59564110223
2ndA5094202203
3rdB5295141601
4thA5086111305
5thB5345111925
6thB53447711
7thB52944503
8thA50932200

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1982

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1982: 76.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1982

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1982: 95.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1982

Cumberland recorded 1,000 collisions in 1982, and 24% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years