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Copeland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2007, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (223), and casualties fell from 310.

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 2007
218
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
297
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2007

2.8% of collisions in Copeland in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight18083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight24984%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 218, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (11%)
  • February19 (8.7%)
  • March17 (7.8%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May16 (7.3%)
  • June15 (6.9%)
  • July16 (7.3%)
  • August17 (7.8%)
  • September12 (5.5%)
  • October28 (13%)
  • November18 (8.3%)
  • December15 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (66%)
  • Wet or damp66 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (6%)
  • 30 mph91 (42%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph84 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (60%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2057 (19%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (61%)
  • Passenger77 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (71%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2007, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2007

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2007: 67, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956793210
2ndA5086182505
3rdA5094182001
4thB5295121613
5thB5345112110
6thA509371420
7thB53444802
8thB52943301

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2007

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2007: 48.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2007

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2007: 73.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2007

Cumberland recorded 874 collisions in 2007, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2007.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years