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Copeland road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1996, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (226), and casualties fell from 294.

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 1996
215
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
287
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1996

2.8% of collisions in Copeland in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight17180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight23482%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 215, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.5%)
  • February15 (7%)
  • March13 (6%)
  • April15 (7%)
  • May13 (6%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July14 (6.5%)
  • August21 (9.8%)
  • September17 (7.9%)
  • October29 (13%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (63%)
  • Wet or damp70 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (48%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph85 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (71%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2044 (15%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (60%)
  • Passenger81 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1996: 69, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956997312
2ndA5094151703
3rdA5086111202
4thB5295111101
5thB5345112112
6thA50937801
7thB53444601
8thA5963402
9thB52941100
10thB53051301

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1996

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1996: 56.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1996

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1996: 82.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1996

Cumberland recorded 920 collisions in 1996, and 23% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years