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Copeland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2018, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2017 (167), and casualties fell from 237.

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 2018
157
Down 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
222
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2018

1.3% of collisions in Copeland in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2918%
  • Slight12680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight18382%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 157, down 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.8%)
  • February20 (13%)
  • March8 (5.1%)
  • April11 (7%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June13 (8.3%)
  • July15 (9.6%)
  • August13 (8.3%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October11 (7%)
  • November12 (7.6%)
  • December12 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds89 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (29%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (77%)
  • Wet or damp29 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph70 (45%)
  • 40 mph33 (21%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph42 (27%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (66%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (20%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (64%)
  • Passenger57 (26%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (77%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2018, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2018

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2018: 53, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5955382015
2ndA5086101303
3rdA509481011
4thA509361510
5thB534561001
6thB52953301
7thB52451100
8thB52941101

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2018

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2018: 46.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2018

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2018: 66.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2018

Cumberland recorded 668 collisions in 2018, and 24% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2018, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years