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Copeland road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1986, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (238), and casualties fell from 319.

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 1986
222
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
303
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Copeland in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious6027%
  • Slight15972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight23176%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 222, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday26 (12%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.9%)
  • February14 (6.3%)
  • March21 (9.5%)
  • April13 (5.9%)
  • May21 (9.5%)
  • June20 (9%)
  • July14 (6.3%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September11 (5%)
  • October19 (8.6%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (5.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (5.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (59%)
  • Wet or damp80 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (54%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (56%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (16%)
  • Cyclist6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (26%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5516 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.3%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (51%)
  • Passenger94 (31%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (74%)
  • Motorcycle50 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Copeland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1986

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1986: 62, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956288116
2ndA5094151712
3rdB5295152514
4thA5086122106
5thB5345101202
6thB534471205
7thA50936702
8thB52943701

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1986

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1986: 48.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1986

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1986: 72.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1986

Cumberland recorded 923 collisions in 1986, and 24% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years