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Copeland road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2005, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004, and casualties rose from 386.

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 2005
255
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
387
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Copeland in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight33988%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 255, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (11%)
  • Thursday52 (20%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9%)
  • February28 (11%)
  • March17 (6.7%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May17 (6.7%)
  • June16 (6.3%)
  • July18 (7.1%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October21 (8.2%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (65%)
  • Wet or damp83 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2%)
  • 30 mph115 (45%)
  • 40 mph37 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph96 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (91%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (66%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (12%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (57%)
  • Passenger118 (30%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (78%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2005, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2005

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2005: 69, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956999016
2ndA5086182302
3rdB5295162401
4thA5094151901
5thB5345121604
6thA50936900
7thB52942300
8thB53442201
9thB50941100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2005

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2005: 69.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2005

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2005: 105.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2005

Cumberland recorded 992 collisions in 2005, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years