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Copeland road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2009, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2008 (202), and casualties fell from 267.

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 2009
180
Down 11% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
259
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2009

2.2% of collisions in Copeland in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2212%
  • Slight15486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious2710%
  • Slight22888%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 180, down 11% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday15 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.6%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March14 (7.8%)
  • April21 (12%)
  • May14 (7.8%)
  • June13 (7.2%)
  • July11 (6.1%)
  • August16 (8.9%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November12 (6.7%)
  • December17 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (62%)
  • Wet or damp58 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph87 (48%)
  • 40 mph23 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (89%)
  • Roundabout9 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (21%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3537 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.2%)
  • Over 7511 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (61%)
  • Passenger79 (31%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (74%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2009, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2009

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2009: 48, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595487118
2ndA5094111500
3rdB5295111400
4thB5345112101
5thA50867700
6thB53445502
7thA50931200
8thB52921101
9thB52941200

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2009

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2009: 48.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2009

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2009: 70.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2009

Cumberland recorded 773 collisions in 2009, and 23% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years