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Copeland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2015, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2014 (204), and casualties fell from 289.

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 2015
166
Down 19% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
233
Down 19% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2015

2.4% of collisions in Copeland in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious1811%
  • Slight14487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious208.6%
  • Slight20889%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 166, down 19% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (18%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday19 (11%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.6%)
  • February15 (9%)
  • March12 (7.2%)
  • April11 (6.6%)
  • May13 (7.8%)
  • June12 (7.2%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September10 (6%)
  • October11 (6.6%)
  • November14 (8.4%)
  • December16 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (65%)
  • Wet or damp53 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph80 (48%)
  • 40 mph23 (14%)
  • 60 mph59 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (70%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (6%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (16%)
  • 21 to 2534 (15%)
  • 26 to 3536 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.4%)
  • Over 7512 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (66%)
  • Passenger57 (24%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (80%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2015, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2015

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2015: 49, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595496815
2ndA5094142101
3rdA509392012
4thB52958912
5thA508651101
6thB53454500
7thA5971100
8thB52961100
9thB53441101

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2015

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2015: 56.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2015

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2015: 72.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2015

Cumberland recorded 669 collisions in 2015, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2015, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years