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Cumberland road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,047 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1981, and 1,428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 332 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (1,152), and casualties fell from 1,590.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,047
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,428
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
31
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
332
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1981

3% of collisions in Cumberland in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal313%
  • Serious33232%
  • Slight68465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.5%
  • Serious40528%
  • Slight98769%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,047, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (16%)
  • Tuesday140 (13%)
  • Wednesday128 (12%)
  • Thursday147 (14%)
  • Friday170 (16%)
  • Saturday192 (18%)
  • Sunday107 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.1%)
  • February84 (8%)
  • March76 (7.3%)
  • April89 (8.5%)
  • May85 (8.1%)
  • June86 (8.2%)
  • July77 (7.4%)
  • August97 (9.3%)
  • September96 (9.2%)
  • October104 (9.9%)
  • November101 (9.6%)
  • December67 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds791 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry627 (60%)
  • Wet or damp361 (34%)
  • Frost or ice41 (3.9%)
  • Snow18 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph572 (55%)
  • 40 mph51 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph396 (38%)
  • 70 mph23 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway987 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant674 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist316 (22%)
  • Pedestrian259 (18%)
  • Cyclist92 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10105 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1589 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20438 (31%)
  • 21 to 25202 (14%)
  • 26 to 35167 (12%)
  • 36 to 45122 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55113 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider767 (54%)
  • Passenger402 (28%)
  • Pedestrian259 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,069 (63%)
  • Motorcycle309 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 69th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
69th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1981

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1981: 150, including 5 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595150216544
2ndA59676110129
3rdA693450210
4thA663265315
5thA6303617
6thA7253115
7thB5296232717
8thB5295222504
9thB5299213016
10thA5086182606
11thA591131707
12thB5302131711
13thB5300121817
14thB5344121506
15thB5345122205
16thA74111207
17thA5094101101
18thB5307101302
19thB528991604
20thA59481102

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1981

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1981: 226.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1981

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1981: 127.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1981

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1981: 382.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1981, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years