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Copeland road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2019, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2018 (157), and casualties fell from 222.

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 2019
137
Down 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
177
Down 20% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2019

1.5% of collisions in Copeland in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2418%
  • Slight11181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14984%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 137, down 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 137
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (20%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.3%)
  • February8 (5.8%)
  • March7 (5.1%)
  • April14 (10%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July13 (9.5%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September10 (7.3%)
  • October10 (7.3%)
  • November10 (7.3%)
  • December11 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56 (41%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded64 (47%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (75%)
  • Wet or damp30 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph64 (47%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (32%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (89%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (67%)
  • Cyclist19 (11%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2023 (13%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3526 (15%)
  • 36 to 4522 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (67%)
  • Passenger41 (23%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2019, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2019

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2019: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595385017
2ndA5086101400
3rdB53458901
4thA50945501
5thB52955600
6thA50933601
7thB53442300

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2019

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2019: 35.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2019

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2019: 48.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2019

Cumberland recorded 541 collisions in 2019, and 25% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years