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Copeland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1988, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (254), and casualties fell from 366.

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 1988
246
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
343
Down 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Copeland in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5824%
  • Slight18575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight27680%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 246, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday49 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.5%)
  • February17 (6.9%)
  • March16 (6.5%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May19 (7.7%)
  • June17 (6.9%)
  • July21 (8.5%)
  • August23 (9.3%)
  • September20 (8.1%)
  • October31 (13%)
  • November24 (9.8%)
  • December21 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (54%)
  • Wet or damp108 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (52%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph97 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (60%)
  • Pedestrian63 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (16%)
  • 26 to 3563 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (50%)
  • Passenger110 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (77%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Copeland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1988

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1988: 83, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59583115124
2ndA5094181912
3rdA5086121903
4thB5295122002
5thB534461101
6thB53456710
7thA50934601
8thB50941100
9thB52941100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1988

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1988: 68.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1988

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1988: 85.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1988

Cumberland recorded 1,042 collisions in 1988, and 24% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years