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Copeland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1991, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1990 (228), and casualties rose from 302.

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 1991
233
Up 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
308
Up 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1991

0.9% of collisions in Copeland in 1991 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5925%
  • Slight17274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight23476%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 233, up 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February13 (5.6%)
  • March19 (8.2%)
  • April22 (9.4%)
  • May14 (6%)
  • June18 (7.7%)
  • July23 (9.9%)
  • August30 (13%)
  • September19 (8.2%)
  • October19 (8.2%)
  • November18 (7.7%)
  • December22 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (56%)
  • Wet or damp93 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (49%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph101 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (52%)
  • Pedestrian64 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (15%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (21%)
  • 21 to 2544 (14%)
  • 26 to 3554 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5514 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (50%)
  • Passenger89 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (71%)
  • Motorcycle45 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Copeland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1991

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1991: 62, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956284216
2ndB5295193102
3rdA5094172003
4thA5086161903
5thB5345101201
6thA50935703
7thB53443500
8thA5971200
9thB52941200

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1991

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1991: 49.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1991

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1991: 78.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1991

Cumberland recorded 911 collisions in 1991, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years