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Copeland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1998, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1997 (281), and casualties fell from 407.

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 1998
236
Down 16% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
331
Down 19% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Copeland in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight19382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight28185%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 236, down 16% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.8%)
  • February14 (5.9%)
  • March20 (8.5%)
  • April20 (8.5%)
  • May22 (9.3%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August20 (8.5%)
  • September15 (6.4%)
  • October16 (6.8%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December21 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (57%)
  • Wet or damp98 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (45%)
  • 40 mph30 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph97 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (76%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2053 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (21%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (59%)
  • Passenger99 (30%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (85%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1998

Map of the last 11 crashes of 1998 in Copeland

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

  • 11 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1998

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1998: 73, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59573116119
2ndA5086111902
3rdA50948801
4thB52957900
5thB53446802
6thA50934501
7thB53454701
8thA5973300
9thB53003300
10thA40181100
11thA50961200
12thB1231100
13thB32401100
14thB43021100
15thB4561100
16thB53211100
17thB53951100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1998

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1998: 44.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1998

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1998: 68.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1998

Cumberland recorded 984 collisions in 1998, and 24% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years