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Copeland road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1990, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (230), and casualties fell from 338.

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 1990
228
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
302
Down 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1990

3.9% of collisions in Copeland in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.9%
  • Serious5825%
  • Slight16171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight22073%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 228, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.3%)
  • February16 (7%)
  • March22 (9.6%)
  • April15 (6.6%)
  • May19 (8.3%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July17 (7.5%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September20 (8.8%)
  • October17 (7.5%)
  • November12 (5.3%)
  • December30 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (63%)
  • Wet or damp82 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph89 (39%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (60%)
  • Pedestrian57 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (12%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (21%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5522 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (56%)
  • Passenger75 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (75%)
  • Motorcycle39 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1990: 62, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956292514
2ndA5086141711
3rdA5094141615
4thB5345141503
5thB5295111402
6thB53446702
7thB52944501
8thA50933312
9thM61400

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1990

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1990: 59.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1990

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1990: 82.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1990

Cumberland recorded 1,029 collisions in 1990, and 22% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1990.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years