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Cumberland road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,098 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1979, and 1,497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 291 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 38,879 collisions in Cumberland.

Collisions in 1979
1,098
Casualties in 1979
1,497
Fatal collisions
32
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
291
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Cumberland in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.9%
  • Serious29127%
  • Slight77571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.1%
  • Serious36124%
  • Slight1,10474%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,098.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (11%)
  • Wednesday132 (12%)
  • Thursday180 (16%)
  • Friday185 (17%)
  • Saturday199 (18%)
  • Sunday140 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5984 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59161 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7%)
  • February55 (5%)
  • March88 (8%)
  • April75 (6.8%)
  • May90 (8.2%)
  • June87 (7.9%)
  • July128 (12%)
  • August93 (8.5%)
  • September107 (9.7%)
  • October97 (8.8%)
  • November92 (8.4%)
  • December109 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight726 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting154 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds668 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Other174 (16%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry651 (59%)
  • Wet or damp363 (33%)
  • Snow62 (5.6%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph581 (53%)
  • 40 mph40 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph476 (43%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway960 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded64 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant744 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist295 (20%)
  • Pedestrian257 (17%)
  • Cyclist71 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant51 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1095 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1588 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20406 (27%)
  • 21 to 25211 (14%)
  • 26 to 35226 (15%)
  • 36 to 45135 (9%)
  • 46 to 55110 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.7%)
  • Over 7527 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider792 (53%)
  • Passenger448 (30%)
  • Pedestrian257 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,067 (62%)
  • Motorcycle301 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle42 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in Cumberland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cumberland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 67th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1979

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1979: 135, including 5 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595135201536
2ndA5965776015
3rdA664265314
4thA69405109
5thA73650110
6thB5296283417
7thA6263215
8thA5086253213
9thA5094232602
10thB5295222624
11thA5911938010
12thB5307192615
13thB5299162404
14thA6071132105
15thB5300132323
16thB5345121516
17thA59491405
18thB530291301
19thB626491606
20thM691503

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1979

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1979: 174.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1979

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1979: 88.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1979

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1979: 394.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years