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Cumberland road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,000 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1982, and 1,394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 306 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (1,047), and casualties fell from 1,428.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,000
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,394
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
32
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
306
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1982

3.2% of collisions in Cumberland in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal323.2%
  • Serious30631%
  • Slight66266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal352.5%
  • Serious39628%
  • Slight96369%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,000, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday129 (13%)
  • Wednesday146 (15%)
  • Thursday131 (13%)
  • Friday161 (16%)
  • Saturday177 (18%)
  • Sunday118 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59255 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (6.6%)
  • February61 (6.1%)
  • March93 (9.3%)
  • April68 (6.8%)
  • May76 (7.6%)
  • June89 (8.9%)
  • July83 (8.3%)
  • August97 (9.7%)
  • September95 (9.5%)
  • October99 (9.9%)
  • November75 (7.5%)
  • December98 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight700 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds762 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry580 (58%)
  • Wet or damp390 (39%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph564 (56%)
  • 40 mph48 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph364 (36%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway925 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant661 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist329 (24%)
  • Pedestrian238 (17%)
  • Cyclist70 (5%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1082 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1593 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20422 (30%)
  • 21 to 25188 (13%)
  • 26 to 35194 (14%)
  • 36 to 4594 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5587 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 65108 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.7%)
  • Over 7521 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (53%)
  • Passenger413 (30%)
  • Pedestrian238 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,014 (62%)
  • Motorcycle326 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 80th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1982

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1982: 134, including 6 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595134221643
2ndA5965372316
3rdA64456013
4thA74251012
5thA69345834
6thA662962312
7thB5296232905
8thA5094202203
9thA594172815
10thA5086162308
11thB5307162516
12thB5295141601
13thB5299132114
14thB6264131705
15thB5345111925
16thA74101512
17thA59191805
18thB528991203
19thB530091103
20thB52927903

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1982

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1982: 256.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1982

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1982: 118.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1982

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1982: 417.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1982, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years