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Copeland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1997, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 1996 (215), and casualties rose from 287.

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 1997
281
Up 31% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
407
Up 42% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1997

2.5% of collisions in Copeland in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight22480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight34184%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 281, up 31% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.2%)
  • February24 (8.5%)
  • March24 (8.5%)
  • April11 (3.9%)
  • May18 (6.4%)
  • June27 (9.6%)
  • July22 (7.8%)
  • August25 (8.9%)
  • September38 (14%)
  • October27 (9.6%)
  • November17 (6%)
  • December25 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (62%)
  • Wet or damp101 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph127 (45%)
  • 40 mph40 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (71%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (57%)
  • Passenger123 (30%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (80%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1997: 97, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59597142021
2ndA5094192913
3rdB5295162502
4thA5086152303
5thB534591011
6thA50933401
7thA5971200
8thB50931200
9thB52941210

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1997

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1997: 83.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1997

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1997: 120.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1997

Cumberland recorded 1,086 collisions in 1997, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years