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Copeland road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2010, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (180), and casualties fell from 259.

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 2010
166
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
228
Down 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2010

1.8% of collisions in Copeland in 2010 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious169.6%
  • Slight14789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious177.5%
  • Slight20891%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 166, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (20%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (10%)
  • February7 (4.2%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April14 (8.4%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June12 (7.2%)
  • July13 (7.8%)
  • August14 (8.4%)
  • September16 (9.6%)
  • October15 (9%)
  • November16 (9.6%)
  • December6 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (71%)
  • Wet or damp38 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (44%)
  • 40 mph32 (19%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (33%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (88%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2043 (19%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (15%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (67%)
  • Passenger55 (24%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (77%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Copeland in 2010

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2010, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2010

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2010: 51, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595517235
2ndB5295142001
3rdA5094121801
4thA5086101501
5thB53456801
6thA509341001
7thB52943300
8thB53442200
9thB52921200

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2010

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2010: 42.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2010

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2010: 65.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2010

Cumberland recorded 646 collisions in 2010, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2010, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years