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Copeland road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2020, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 31% on 2019 (137), and casualties fell from 177.

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 2020
95
Down 31% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
126
Down 29% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2020

None of the collisions in Copeland in 2020 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2526%
  • Slight7074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2721%
  • Slight9979%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 95, down 31% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 95
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (15%)
  • Wednesday8 (8.4%)
  • Thursday14 (15%)
  • Friday24 (25%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday5 (5.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (6.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (16%)
  • February7 (7.4%)
  • March5 (5.3%)
  • April4 (4.2%)
  • May5 (5.3%)
  • June9 (9.5%)
  • July5 (5.3%)
  • August5 (5.3%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October7 (7.4%)
  • November13 (14%)
  • December10 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds49 (52%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Other8 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (22%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (65%)
  • Wet or damp26 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (53%)
  • 40 mph14 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (28%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (63%)
  • Pedestrian19 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3522 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.3%)
  • Over 759 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider81 (64%)
  • Passenger26 (21%)
  • Pedestrian19 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car119 (76%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2020, with 14 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2020

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2020: 26, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595263208
2ndA508681401
3rdA509471103
4thB53456702
5thB52952200
6thA50931201
7thB52941200
8thB53441100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2020

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2020: 28.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2020

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2020: 43.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2020

Cumberland recorded 400 collisions in 2020, and 24% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years