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Copeland road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2000, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1999 (235), and casualties rose from 315.

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 2000
252
Up 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
355
Up 13% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2000

1.6% of collisions in Copeland in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight29583%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 252, up 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (17%)
  • Friday34 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.3%)
  • February24 (9.5%)
  • March18 (7.1%)
  • April16 (6.3%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June19 (7.5%)
  • July22 (8.7%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September21 (8.3%)
  • October18 (7.1%)
  • November21 (8.3%)
  • December16 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (55%)
  • Wet or damp109 (43%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (42%)
  • 40 mph29 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph113 (45%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (92%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (70%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3568 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (18%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (59%)
  • Passenger107 (30%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (78%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2000: 87, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59587136320
2ndB5295111401
3rdB5345101600
4thA508681000
5thA50946711
6thB53445802
7thA664401
8thA50933402
9thA5962301
10thA61100
11thB32451100
12thB52941100
13thM61400

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2000

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2000: 69.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2000

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2000: 89.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2000

Cumberland recorded 929 collisions in 2000, and 27% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years