Skip to main content
CrashStats

Copeland road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1993, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1992 (226), and casualties rose from 310.

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 1993
229
Up 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
348
Up 12% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1993

3.1% of collisions in Copeland in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious4721%
  • Slight17576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious7321%
  • Slight26877%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 229, up 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (20%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7%)
  • February8 (3.5%)
  • March14 (6.1%)
  • April17 (7.4%)
  • May16 (7%)
  • June22 (9.6%)
  • July30 (13%)
  • August15 (6.6%)
  • September29 (13%)
  • October19 (8.3%)
  • November20 (8.7%)
  • December23 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (5.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (57%)
  • Wet or damp94 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (49%)
  • 40 mph30 (13%)
  • 60 mph86 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (68%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (20%)
  • 21 to 2575 (22%)
  • 26 to 3548 (14%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (55%)
  • Passenger109 (31%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1993: 71, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59571117215
2ndB5295172405
3rdB5345152515
4thA5094132003
5thA5086121701
6thA50934512
7thB53443800
8thB52942200

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1993

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1993: 63.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1993

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1993: 92.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1993

Cumberland recorded 915 collisions in 1993, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1993, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1993.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years