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Copeland road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2002, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (239), and casualties rose from 352.

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 2002
241
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
361
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2002

1.2% of collisions in Copeland in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight19983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight31186%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 241, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday44 (18%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday52 (22%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.3%)
  • February23 (9.5%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June18 (7.5%)
  • July13 (5.4%)
  • August24 (10%)
  • September23 (9.5%)
  • October18 (7.5%)
  • November18 (7.5%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (61%)
  • Wet or damp89 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph115 (48%)
  • 40 mph31 (13%)
  • 60 mph86 (36%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • 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 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (74%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (23%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (59%)
  • Passenger109 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Copeland in 2002

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2002, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2002

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2002: 58, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5955891010
2ndB5295162101
3rdB5345162412
4thA5086142403
5thA5094111502
6thA50937801
7thB53445901
8thA5963300
9thB52943400
10thB50942300
11thA5971100
12thB50931100
13thB54331101

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2002

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2002: 58.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2002

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2002: 83.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2002

Cumberland recorded 980 collisions in 2002, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years