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Copeland road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1992, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1991 (233), and casualties rose from 308.

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 1992
226
Down 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
310
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
8
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1992

3.5% of collisions in Copeland in 1992 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious4219%
  • Slight17678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight24980%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 226, down 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (10%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (19%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.4%)
  • February19 (8.4%)
  • March16 (7.1%)
  • April22 (9.7%)
  • May19 (8.4%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July22 (9.7%)
  • August18 (8%)
  • September16 (7.1%)
  • October19 (8.4%)
  • November15 (6.6%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (58%)
  • Wet or damp91 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (47%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 60 mph95 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (63%)
  • Pedestrian48 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (19%)
  • 21 to 2550 (16%)
  • 26 to 3568 (22%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (59%)
  • Passenger79 (25%)
  • Pedestrian48 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (78%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1992: 70, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5957094312
2ndB5345152504
3rdA5094131801
4thB5295131713
5thA508651320
6thA50933300
7thB53443501
8thA5971100
9thB52941100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1992

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1992: 57.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1992

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1992: 88.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1992

Cumberland recorded 913 collisions in 1992, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years