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Copeland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2012, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2011 (153), and casualties rose from 211.

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 2012
183
Up 20% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
261
Up 24% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Copeland in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight16188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious218%
  • Slight23891%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 183, up 20% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday36 (20%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March14 (7.7%)
  • April16 (8.7%)
  • May23 (13%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July13 (7.1%)
  • August12 (6.6%)
  • September15 (8.2%)
  • October12 (6.6%)
  • November18 (9.8%)
  • December10 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (61%)
  • Wet or damp60 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph94 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph58 (32%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (67%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.6%)
  • Horse rider6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (23%)
  • 36 to 4542 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (62%)
  • Passenger70 (27%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (74%)
  • Motorcycle37 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2012, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2012

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2012: 46, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595467817
2ndA5094142201
3rdB5295131701
4thB5345111311
5thA508671200
6thA50932200
7thB52942201
8thB53441100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2012

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2012: 54.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2012

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2012: 79.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2012

Cumberland recorded 691 collisions in 2012, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2012.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years