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Copeland road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2013, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (183), and casualties fell from 261.

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 2013
168
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
229
Down 12% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Copeland in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight14385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2410%
  • Slight20489%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 168, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (21%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.3%)
  • February14 (8.3%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April9 (5.4%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July13 (7.7%)
  • August15 (8.9%)
  • September13 (7.7%)
  • October12 (7.1%)
  • November15 (8.9%)
  • December11 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (75%)
  • Wet or damp36 (21%)
  • Snow5 (3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph85 (51%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph58 (35%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Cyclist16 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2044 (19%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (15%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (62%)
  • Passenger60 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2013, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2013

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2013: 43, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595435316
2ndA5094152301
3rdA5086141702
4thB5295121802
5thB53457901
6thA50934601
7thB52941300
8thB53441200

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2013

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2013: 44.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2013

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2013: 65.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2013

Cumberland recorded 668 collisions in 2013, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2013.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years