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Copeland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 1999, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (236), and casualties fell from 331.

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 1999
235
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
315
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Copeland in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight19884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27086%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 235, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (18%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February22 (9.4%)
  • March8 (3.4%)
  • April23 (9.8%)
  • May17 (7.2%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July18 (7.7%)
  • August11 (4.7%)
  • September16 (6.8%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (61%)
  • Wet or damp85 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph108 (46%)
  • 40 mph37 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph87 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (75%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2044 (14%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (23%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (59%)
  • Passenger90 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle8 (2%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Copeland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 1999

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 1999: 68, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956898111
2ndA5086131801
3rdB5345111513
4thB5295101100
5thA509491001
6thA50933401
7thA5962200
8thA662201
9thB53442401
10thA601101
11thB34051100
12thB52961301
13thB53001100
14thB53041101
15thB63451100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 1999

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 1999: 63.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 1999

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 1999: 93.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1999

Cumberland recorded 966 collisions in 1999, and 24% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years