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Copeland road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2011, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (166), and casualties fell from 228.

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 2011
153
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
211
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2011

2% of collisions in Copeland in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious1912%
  • Slight13186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight18588%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 153, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 153
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday16 (10%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.2%)
  • February12 (7.8%)
  • March18 (12%)
  • April11 (7.2%)
  • May8 (5.2%)
  • June11 (7.2%)
  • July12 (7.8%)
  • August15 (9.8%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October11 (7.2%)
  • November8 (5.2%)
  • December22 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (56%)
  • Wet or damp61 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph76 (50%)
  • 40 mph20 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph50 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (55%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (20%)
  • 21 to 2532 (15%)
  • 26 to 3526 (12%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.1%)
  • Over 7510 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (55%)
  • Passenger58 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (72%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Copeland in 2011

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2011, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2011

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2011: 40, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595406628
2ndB5295132000
3rdA5094101301
4thA508681102
5thB52944601
6thB53454600
7thA50933700
8thB53441100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2011

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2011: 49.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2011

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2011: 59.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2011

Cumberland recorded 659 collisions in 2011, and 23% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2011.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years