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Copeland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1989, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1988 (246), and casualties fell from 343.

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 1989
230
Down 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
338
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1989

3% of collisions in Copeland in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious5825%
  • Slight16572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7823%
  • Slight25375%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 230, down 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (18%)
  • Wednesday17 (7.4%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.7%)
  • February18 (7.8%)
  • March18 (7.8%)
  • April18 (7.8%)
  • May19 (8.3%)
  • June22 (9.6%)
  • July22 (9.6%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September22 (9.6%)
  • October21 (9.1%)
  • November11 (4.8%)
  • December16 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (61%)
  • Wet or damp87 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (50%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph93 (40%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (61%)
  • Pedestrian46 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (8%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (23%)
  • 21 to 2558 (17%)
  • 26 to 3551 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.9%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (55%)
  • Passenger107 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (78%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1989: 70, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59570105518
2ndB5295151912
3rdB5345151903
4thA5094111604
5thA508691503
6thA509361003
7thB52944401
8thB53443501
9thA50741100
10thB53431100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1989

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1989: 55.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1989

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1989: 82.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1989

Cumberland recorded 1,007 collisions in 1989, and 23% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years