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Copeland road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2014, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2013 (168), and casualties rose from 229.

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 2014
204
Up 21% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
289
Up 26% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2014

1.5% of collisions in Copeland in 2014 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2110%
  • Slight18088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious269%
  • Slight26090%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 204, up 21% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (11%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February15 (7.4%)
  • March13 (6.4%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May15 (7.4%)
  • June12 (5.9%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August18 (8.8%)
  • September20 (9.8%)
  • October26 (13%)
  • November14 (6.9%)
  • December16 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other12 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (60%)
  • Wet or damp78 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph90 (44%)
  • 40 mph31 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph75 (37%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (89%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (70%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (64%)
  • Passenger77 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2014, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2014

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2014: 59, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595598627
2ndB5295131301
3rdA5094101301
4thB534581700
5thA508661001
6thA50933901
7thB52921201
8thB52941200
9thB53441100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2014

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2014: 63.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2014

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2014: 93.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2014

Cumberland recorded 774 collisions in 2014, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years