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Copeland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1987, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1986 (222), and casualties rose from 303.

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 1987
254
Up 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
366
Up 21% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1987

4.3% of collisions in Copeland in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.3%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight19276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight28478%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 254, up 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday54 (21%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.1%)
  • February21 (8.3%)
  • March17 (6.7%)
  • April24 (9.4%)
  • May20 (7.9%)
  • June22 (8.7%)
  • July25 (9.8%)
  • August20 (7.9%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October24 (9.4%)
  • November22 (8.7%)
  • December19 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (56%)
  • Wet or damp98 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (48%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (42%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (55%)
  • Pedestrian67 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (27%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (52%)
  • Passenger110 (30%)
  • Pedestrian67 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (73%)
  • Motorcycle43 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1987: 71, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59571114613
2ndA5094172102
3rdA5086152415
4thB5345132204
5thB5295121532
6thA509381102
7thB53445500

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1987

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1987: 75.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1987

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1987: 101.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1987

Cumberland recorded 967 collisions in 1987, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1987, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years