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Copeland road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2022, and 137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (98), and casualties rose from 121.

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 2022
104
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
137
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2022

1% of collisions in Copeland in 2022 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3635%
  • Slight6764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3828%
  • Slight9872%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 104, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 104
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (21%)
  • Friday12 (12%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday10 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.7%)
  • February7 (6.7%)
  • March8 (7.7%)
  • April14 (13%)
  • May12 (12%)
  • June11 (11%)
  • July8 (7.7%)
  • August9 (8.7%)
  • September4 (3.8%)
  • October6 (5.8%)
  • November9 (8.7%)
  • December8 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (69%)
  • Wet or damp24 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph50 (48%)
  • 40 mph19 (18%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph27 (26%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (60%)
  • Pedestrian18 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (12%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (8%)
  • 16 to 2013 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2515 (11%)
  • 26 to 3525 (18%)
  • 36 to 4515 (11%)
  • 46 to 5516 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (12%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (64%)
  • Passenger31 (23%)
  • Pedestrian18 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car127 (73%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2022, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2022

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2022: 30, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5953052111
2ndA509481202
3rdB52955701
4thB53454502
5thA50933300
6thB52943301

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2022

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2022: 30.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2022

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2022: 48.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2022

Cumberland recorded 447 collisions in 2022, and 23% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2022.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years