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Copeland road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1995, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1994 (211), and casualties rose from 291.

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 1995
226
Up 7% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
294
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1995

0.4% of collisions in Copeland in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4219%
  • Slight18381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24583%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 226, up 7% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.8%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March21 (9.3%)
  • April9 (4%)
  • May13 (5.8%)
  • June20 (8.8%)
  • July22 (9.7%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November18 (8%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (63%)
  • Wet or damp74 (33%)
  • Snow6 (2.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (54%)
  • 40 mph18 (8%)
  • 60 mph86 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (65%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (16%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (62%)
  • Passenger76 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1995: 51, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595517005
2ndB5345161802
3rdA5094151612
4thA5093121503
5thB5295111502
6thA508681103
7thB52942600
8thA50741200
9thA5961100
10thB53441201

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1995

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1995: 83.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1995

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1995: 111.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1995

Cumberland recorded 950 collisions in 1995, and 24% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1995.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years