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Copeland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2004, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (248), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2004
255
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
386
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2004

1.2% of collisions in Copeland in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight33286%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 255, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February21 (8.2%)
  • March23 (9%)
  • April21 (8.2%)
  • May13 (5.1%)
  • June24 (9.4%)
  • July20 (7.8%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September23 (9%)
  • October24 (9.4%)
  • November24 (9.4%)
  • December19 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (66%)
  • Wet or damp79 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph99 (39%)
  • 40 mph36 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph107 (42%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (75%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.4%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (59%)
  • Passenger117 (30%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (81%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2004, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2004

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2004: 89, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59589145217
2ndB5295152602
3rdB5345152402
4thA5094121602
5thA509371601
6thA50866701
7thB50942200
8thB52942200
9thB53442200
10thA5961300

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2004

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2004: 72.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2004

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2004: 100.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2004

Cumberland recorded 999 collisions in 2004, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2004, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2004.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years