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Copeland road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2023, and 120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (104), and casualties fell from 137.

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 2023
100
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
120
Down 12% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2023

1% of collisions in Copeland in 2023 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3232%
  • Slight6767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3428%
  • Slight8571%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 100, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 100
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (17%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (17%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (8%)
  • February6 (6%)
  • March3 (3%)
  • April7 (7%)
  • May6 (6%)
  • June7 (7%)
  • July10 (10%)
  • August11 (11%)
  • September8 (8%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November12 (12%)
  • December10 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other4 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (63%)
  • Wet or damp30 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (4%)
  • 30 mph40 (40%)
  • 40 mph19 (19%)
  • 50 mph3 (3%)
  • 60 mph29 (29%)
  • 70 mph5 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (63%)
  • Pedestrian20 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (11%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (5%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2015 (13%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3524 (20%)
  • 36 to 4512 (10%)
  • 46 to 557 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.3%)
  • Over 7513 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (64%)
  • Passenger23 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car136 (76%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Copeland in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Hillcrest and Hensingham, Cumberland, CA28 8RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Copeland in 2023, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2023

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2023: 31, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5953143014
2ndB52959903
3rdA50866702
4thB53455500
5thA50942201

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2023

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2023: 27.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2023

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2023: 41.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2023

Cumberland recorded 427 collisions in 2023, and 23% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2023.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years