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Copeland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2001, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (252), and casualties fell from 355.

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 2001
239
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
352
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2001

2.5% of collisions in Copeland in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight19381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight29383%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 239, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.6%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April21 (8.8%)
  • May14 (5.9%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July23 (9.6%)
  • August14 (5.9%)
  • September13 (5.4%)
  • October22 (9.2%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December21 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (58%)
  • Wet or damp89 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph109 (46%)
  • 40 mph35 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (74%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2067 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (16%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6%)
  • Over 757 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (60%)
  • Passenger99 (28%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (85%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Copeland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Copeland in 2001

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2001, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2001

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2001: 74, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59574126415
2ndA5086152001
3rdB5345141904
4thB5295131702
5thA5094101211
6thA50936901
7thB53443300
8thB52942211
9thA5961100
10thA661100
11thA951100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2001

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2001: 62.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2001

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2001: 84.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2001

Cumberland recorded 950 collisions in 2001, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years