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Copeland road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Copeland in 2024, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (100), and casualties rose from 120.

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 2024
105
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
126
Up 5% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Copeland in 2024

1% of collisions in Copeland in 2024 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Copeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2322%
  • Slight8177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2318%
  • Slight10281%

Copeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 296 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 105, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 105
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday10 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday24 (23%)
  • Saturday17 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.5%)
  • February5 (4.8%)
  • March11 (10%)
  • April4 (3.8%)
  • May10 (9.5%)
  • June11 (10%)
  • July11 (10%)
  • August9 (8.6%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October4 (3.8%)
  • November11 (10%)
  • December8 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other4 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (62%)
  • Wet or damp35 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph46 (44%)
  • 40 mph16 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph36 (34%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Copeland in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (58%)
  • Pedestrian20 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (15%)
  • Cyclist5 (4%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (4%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 209 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2514 (11%)
  • 26 to 3519 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (15%)
  • 46 to 5522 (17%)
  • 56 to 6511 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.3%)
  • Over 756 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (60%)
  • Passenger31 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car123 (72%)
  • Motorcycle21 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (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 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area and Hillcrest and Hensingham, Cumberland, CA28 8RE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Copeland in 2024, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Copeland with the most crashes in 2024

The A595 had the most collisions in Copeland in 2024: 24, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Copeland, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5952433010
2ndA50947801
3rdB52954600
4thA50933300
5thB53453300
6thA50861100
7thB53441100

Towns in Copeland: crashes in 2024

Whitehaven had the most collisions of any town in Copeland in 2024: 36.

Postcode districts in Copeland: crashes in 2024

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Copeland in 2024: 48.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2024

Cumberland recorded 411 collisions in 2024, and 26% of them were in the old Copeland district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Copeland in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Copeland in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Copeland road accidents in other years