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Copeland road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2006, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2005 (255), and casualties fell from 387.

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 2006
223
Down 13% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
310
Down 20% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2006

1.8% of collisions in Copeland in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26585%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 223, down 13% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (19%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday42 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.4%)
  • February16 (7.2%)
  • March22 (9.9%)
  • April14 (6.3%)
  • May16 (7.2%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August14 (6.3%)
  • September16 (7.2%)
  • October19 (8.5%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December21 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (58%)
  • Wet or damp85 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph87 (39%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph98 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (67%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (15%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3547 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (19%)
  • 46 to 5537 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (63%)
  • Passenger74 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (78%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2006, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2006

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2006: 73, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59573113310
2ndB5295182202
3rdA5094151703
4thA508691300
5thA509371101
6thB53455600
7thB53444701
8thB52921100
9thB52941100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2006

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2006: 61.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2006

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2006: 87.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2006

Cumberland recorded 846 collisions in 2006, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years