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Cumberland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,152 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1980, and 1,590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 332 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1979 (1,098), and casualties rose from 1,497.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,152
Up 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,590
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
48
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
332
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1980

4.2% of collisions in Cumberland in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal484.2%
  • Serious33229%
  • Slight77267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal523.3%
  • Serious42727%
  • Slight1,11170%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,152, up 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (12%)
  • Tuesday147 (13%)
  • Wednesday154 (13%)
  • Thursday153 (13%)
  • Friday195 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (17%)
  • Sunday171 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59290 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7%)
  • February79 (6.9%)
  • March99 (8.6%)
  • April89 (7.7%)
  • May94 (8.2%)
  • June95 (8.2%)
  • July109 (9.5%)
  • August103 (8.9%)
  • September106 (9.2%)
  • October101 (8.8%)
  • November105 (9.1%)
  • December91 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight795 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting136 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds859 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry699 (61%)
  • Wet or damp402 (35%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.1%)
  • Snow15 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph627 (54%)
  • 40 mph57 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph466 (40%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,061 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant788 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist368 (23%)
  • Pedestrian273 (17%)
  • Cyclist67 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1095 (6%)
  • 11 to 15100 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20453 (28%)
  • 21 to 25207 (13%)
  • 26 to 35208 (13%)
  • 36 to 45149 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55117 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider850 (53%)
  • Passenger467 (29%)
  • Pedestrian273 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,181 (64%)
  • Motorcycle363 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Cumberland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cumberland ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 57th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1980

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1980: 132, including 8 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595132191846
2ndA5967194323
3rdA75490015
4thA664780615
5thA693650013
6thA6354416
7thB5295273418
8thA5094242702
9thB5307233207
10thB5296212606
11thA5086202507
12thB5299202005
13thA597141503
14thB5302132424
15thA594121305
16thA74111624
17thA6071101824
18thB5344101302
19thB5345101402
20thB530091508

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1980

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1980: 259.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1980

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1980: 115.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1980

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1980: 432.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years