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Copeland road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2008, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (218), and casualties fell from 297.

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 2008
202
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
267
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2008

1% of collisions in Copeland in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2512%
  • Slight17587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious259.4%
  • Slight24090%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 202, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February10 (5%)
  • March18 (8.9%)
  • April12 (5.9%)
  • May18 (8.9%)
  • June16 (7.9%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August15 (7.4%)
  • September19 (9.4%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December14 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (57%)
  • Wet or damp74 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph89 (44%)
  • 40 mph33 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph73 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (91%)
  • Roundabout8 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (65%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (18%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.5%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (60%)
  • Passenger73 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2008, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2008

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2008: 63, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595639018
2ndB5295182310
3rdA5094161901
4thB5345121503
5thA508691302
6thA50935700
7thB52921100
8thB52941100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2008

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2008: 54.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2008

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2008: 76.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2008

Cumberland recorded 797 collisions in 2008, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years