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Copeland road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2003, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (241), and casualties rose from 361.

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 2003
248
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
386
Up 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2003

0.4% of collisions in Copeland in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4016%
  • Slight20783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight33988%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 248, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.6%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April20 (8.1%)
  • May18 (7.3%)
  • June30 (12%)
  • July23 (9.3%)
  • August18 (7.3%)
  • September22 (8.9%)
  • October18 (7.3%)
  • November19 (7.7%)
  • December31 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (67%)
  • Wet or damp77 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph106 (43%)
  • 40 mph35 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph94 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (79%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3584 (22%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (58%)
  • Passenger129 (33%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (84%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2003, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2003

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2003: 70, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59570111012
2ndB5295182702
3rdA5094152502
4thB5345132111
5thA508691401
6thA509391804
7thB50943300
8thB53442400
9thA50391200
10thA50971100
11thA661100
12thB52941101

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2003

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2003: 74.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2003

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2003: 101.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2003

Cumberland recorded 976 collisions in 2003, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years