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Copeland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1983, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (235), and casualties fell from 321.

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 1983
230
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
299
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Copeland in 1983 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious8236%
  • Slight14362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious9532%
  • Slight19967%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 230, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.8%)
  • February18 (7.8%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April24 (10%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July18 (7.8%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September19 (8.3%)
  • October14 (6.1%)
  • November17 (7.4%)
  • December17 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (63%)
  • Wet or damp81 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (44%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph110 (48%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (13%)
  • 16 to 2093 (31%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3538 (13%)
  • 36 to 4525 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5514 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (56%)
  • Passenger77 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (67%)
  • Motorcycle59 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Copeland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1983

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1983: 73, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5957396226
2ndB5345172507
3rdA5086142315
4thA5094131503
5thB5295111212
6thA509371003
7thB53443401
8thB52941200

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1983

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1983: 51.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1983

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1983: 73.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1983

Cumberland recorded 932 collisions in 1983, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1983, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years