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Cumberland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 38,879 road traffic collisions in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025, and 54,446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 991 were fatal and 7,829 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 388 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (411), and casualties fell from 506 to 480.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
38,879
65th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54,446
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
991
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
388
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Cumberland

2.5% of collisions in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal9912.5%
  • Serious7,82920%
  • Slight30,05977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,1102%
  • Serious9,79818%
  • Slight43,53880%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. In 2025 there were 388, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 388
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025388480
2024411506
2023427547
2022447598
2021372478
2020400504
2019541721
2018668929
2017676923
2016669901
2015669908
20147741,093
2013668889
2012691960
2011659938
2010646938
20097731,082
20087971,103
20078741,204
20068461,251
20059921,443
20049991,429
20039761,408
20029801,447
20019501,423
20009291,309
19999661,367
19989841,420
19971,0861,568
19969201,285
19959501,331
19949101,294
19939151,328
19929131,312
19919111,271
19901,0291,467
19891,0071,433
19881,0421,482
19879671,412
19869231,299
19859451,264
19849601,308
19839321,284
19821,0001,394
19811,0471,428
19801,1521,590
19791,0981,497

When and where crashes happen in Cumberland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,410 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,306 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,477 (14%)
  • Thursday5,747 (15%)
  • Friday6,503 (17%)
  • Saturday5,845 (15%)
  • Sunday4,591 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,697 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59735 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,111 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,357 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,324 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,939 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,173 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,543 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,985 (7.7%)
  • February2,779 (7.1%)
  • March3,000 (7.7%)
  • April3,033 (7.8%)
  • May3,206 (8.2%)
  • June3,280 (8.4%)
  • July3,470 (8.9%)
  • August3,460 (8.9%)
  • September3,374 (8.7%)
  • October3,448 (8.9%)
  • November3,407 (8.8%)
  • December3,437 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28,344 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,009 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4,187 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown201 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit138 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds28,962 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,586 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds992 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds811 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist241 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds224 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds82 (0.2%)
  • Other1,079 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded902 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry23,958 (62%)
  • Wet or damp13,385 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1,077 (2.8%)
  • Snow308 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep83 (0.2%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded62 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph286 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph20,061 (52%)
  • 40 mph2,166 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph313 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph13,918 (36%)
  • 70 mph2,123 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway34,444 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway2,111 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1,125 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout949 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded250 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cumberland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant34,166 (63%)
  • Pedestrian7,705 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist5,306 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist3,070 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant1,450 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,023 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)749 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant342 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant300 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant250 (0.5%)
  • Other71 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,425 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 102,579 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 153,297 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2010,448 (19%)
  • 21 to 256,825 (13%)
  • 26 to 359,160 (17%)
  • 36 to 456,841 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,268 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 654,014 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 752,609 (4.8%)
  • Over 751,741 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded239 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31,017 (57%)
  • Passenger15,724 (29%)
  • Pedestrian7,705 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49,951 (74%)
  • Motorcycle5,362 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,222 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle3,122 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,728 (4%)
  • Bus or coach1,296 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle645 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car556 (0.8%)
  • Minibus347 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle149 (0.2%)
  • Other99 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cumberland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cumberland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cumberland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 65th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
62ndHavering40,18352,3974246,013
63rdPlymouth39,63249,1973587,366
64thCentral Bedfordshire39,45357,2178987,044
65thCumberland (this area)38,87954,4469917,829
66thSefton38,81053,5304575,012
67thHammersmith and Fulham38,52343,6933025,763
68thWestmorland and Furness38,50353,5899798,796

Accident hotspots in Cumberland

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland, with 1,114 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025: 5,309, including 170 fatal and 1,111 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5955,3097,9841701,111
2ndA5962,0783,08474484
3rdA71,5742,12635255
4thA691,4472,23548269
5thA661,3492,39378314
6thA61,2551,60626222
7thA50867351,06112155
8thA5094595754892
9thM659588331124
10thB52955847791485
11thB529957280613129
12thA59149582215149
13thA597493671574
14thB53074846511797
15thB53454576561496
16thA6894286591574
17thB5296410528598
18thA743936412499
19thB530239158713100
20thA5943775701284

Towns in Cumberland

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025: 8,535.

Postcode districts in Cumberland

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025: 4,774.

Former districts in Cumberland

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 15,584.

Latest crashes in Cumberland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cumberland, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity