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Copeland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1984, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (230), and casualties rose from 299.

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 1984
250
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
324
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1984

2% of collisions in Copeland in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious6928%
  • Slight17670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8225%
  • Slight23773%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 250, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (18%)
  • Thursday48 (19%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday47 (19%)
  • Sunday20 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.2%)
  • February20 (8%)
  • March16 (6.4%)
  • April20 (8%)
  • May19 (7.6%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July21 (8.4%)
  • August18 (7.2%)
  • September20 (8%)
  • October22 (8.8%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December24 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (63%)
  • Wet or damp84 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (54%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph96 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (18%)
  • Pedestrian56 (17%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (23%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3542 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5515 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.2%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (56%)
  • Passenger86 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (69%)
  • Motorcycle54 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Copeland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1984

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1984: 79, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59579110322
2ndA5094212606
3rdB5295172103
4thB5344121504
5thA5086111202
6thB5345101422
7thA509371304
8thB52942301
9thB50941101

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1984

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1984: 67.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1984

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1984: 95.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1984

Cumberland recorded 960 collisions in 1984, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years