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Copeland road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1994, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1993 (229), and casualties fell from 348.

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 1994
211
Down 8% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
291
Down 16% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1994

1.4% of collisions in Copeland in 1994 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight16779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24082%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 211, down 8% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (17%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.6%)
  • February11 (5.2%)
  • March19 (9%)
  • April20 (9.5%)
  • May20 (9.5%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August19 (9%)
  • September17 (8.1%)
  • October16 (7.6%)
  • November15 (7.1%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (61%)
  • Wet or damp74 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (53%)
  • 40 mph23 (11%)
  • 60 mph77 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (62%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2055 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (16%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (58%)
  • Passenger83 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (74%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1994

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1994 in Copeland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1994

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1994: 46, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5954681013
2ndA5094212803
3rdB5295151801
4thA5086121302
5thA5093101711
6thB53457802
7thB53443301

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1994

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1994: 60.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1994

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1994: 95.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1994

Cumberland recorded 910 collisions in 1994, and 23% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years