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Copeland road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 98 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2021, and 121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2020 (95), and casualties fell from 126.

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 2021
98
Up 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
121
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2021

1% of collisions in Copeland in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2222%
  • Slight7577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2621%
  • Slight9478%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 98, up 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 98
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday12 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday12 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2%)
  • February5 (5.1%)
  • March13 (13%)
  • April10 (10%)
  • May8 (8.2%)
  • June9 (9.2%)
  • July4 (4.1%)
  • August8 (8.2%)
  • September11 (11%)
  • October10 (10%)
  • November8 (8.2%)
  • December10 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2%)
  • Other6 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (76%)
  • Wet or damp22 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2%)
  • 30 mph53 (54%)
  • 40 mph18 (18%)
  • 60 mph24 (24%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (93%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2014 (12%)
  • 21 to 2514 (12%)
  • 26 to 3528 (23%)
  • 36 to 4512 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5520 (17%)
  • 56 to 6515 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.8%)
  • Over 751 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (79%)
  • Passenger14 (12%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (78%)
  • Motorcycle13 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Egremont North and St Bees, Cumberland, CA28 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2021, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2021

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2021: 25, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595253013
2ndA50866700
3rdA50946802
4thA50934502
5thB52954401
6thB53454600
7thB53441201

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2021

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2021: 23.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2021

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2021: 38.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2021

Cumberland recorded 372 collisions in 2021, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years