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Copeland road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1985, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (250), and casualties fell from 324.

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 1985
238
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
319
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1985

2.9% of collisions in Copeland in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious7331%
  • Slight15866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious8527%
  • Slight22771%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 238, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (19%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (8.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.6%)
  • February19 (8%)
  • March19 (8%)
  • April20 (8.4%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June17 (7.1%)
  • July19 (8%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September19 (8%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November17 (7.1%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (58%)
  • Wet or damp93 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph96 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (54%)
  • Pedestrian65 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (14%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2052 (16%)
  • 21 to 2548 (15%)
  • 26 to 3546 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (52%)
  • Passenger88 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (70%)
  • Motorcycle48 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.6%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Copeland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1985

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1985: 68, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59568104326
2ndA5086182303
3rdB5295182305
4thA5094161705
5thB5345131602
6thA509391112
7thB53444501
8thB52942201

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1985

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1985: 75.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1985

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1985: 104.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1985

Cumberland recorded 945 collisions in 1985, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years