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Copeland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2017, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (175), and casualties fell from 251.

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 2017
167
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
237
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Copeland in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight13178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight19683%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 167, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.4%)
  • February14 (8.4%)
  • March23 (14%)
  • April8 (4.8%)
  • May16 (9.6%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July16 (9.6%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September10 (6%)
  • October9 (5.4%)
  • November10 (6%)
  • December11 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded38 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (83%)
  • Wet or damp23 (14%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph98 (59%)
  • 40 mph15 (9%)
  • 50 mph5 (3%)
  • 60 mph43 (26%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (91%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (67%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (16%)
  • 21 to 2524 (10%)
  • 26 to 3537 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (64%)
  • Passenger58 (24%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (76%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (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 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2017, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2017

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2017: 47, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5954776113
2ndB534581202
3rdB52956901
4thA50945800
5thA50934700
6thB53444702
7thA50862300
8thA5961101
9thA661100
10thB52891100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2017

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2017: 50.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2017

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2017: 67.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2017

Cumberland recorded 676 collisions in 2017, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years