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Copeland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2016, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2015 (166), and casualties rose from 233.

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 2016
175
Up 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
251
Up 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Copeland in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight22088%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 175, up 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (19%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.7%)
  • February12 (6.9%)
  • March14 (8%)
  • April13 (7.4%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June13 (7.4%)
  • July16 (9.1%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September17 (9.7%)
  • October12 (6.9%)
  • November16 (9.1%)
  • December15 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (9.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (72%)
  • Wet or damp44 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph84 (48%)
  • 40 mph17 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph62 (35%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (67%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (67%)
  • Passenger58 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (80%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2016, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2016

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2016: 49, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5954970011
2ndA508692001
3rdB529561501
4thA50944401
5thA50932201
6thB53442200
7thB53452202
8thB52941201
9thB53051100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2016

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2016: 57.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2016

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2016: 78.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2016

Cumberland recorded 669 collisions in 2016, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2016.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years