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Cumberland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 932 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1983, and 1,284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 292 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (1,000), and casualties fell from 1,394.

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

Collisions in 1983
932
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,284
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
25
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
292
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1983

2.7% of collisions in Cumberland in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.7%
  • Serious29231%
  • Slight61566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262%
  • Serious36629%
  • Slight89269%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 932, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (12%)
  • Wednesday128 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday166 (18%)
  • Saturday153 (16%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (9%)
  • February58 (6.2%)
  • March75 (8%)
  • April78 (8.4%)
  • May96 (10%)
  • June76 (8.2%)
  • July79 (8.5%)
  • August95 (10%)
  • September85 (9.1%)
  • October67 (7.2%)
  • November58 (6.2%)
  • December81 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight664 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry582 (62%)
  • Wet or damp325 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph486 (52%)
  • 40 mph47 (5%)
  • 60 mph367 (39%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway851 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant631 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist240 (19%)
  • Pedestrian236 (18%)
  • Cyclist109 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1077 (6%)
  • 11 to 15133 (10%)
  • 16 to 20380 (30%)
  • 21 to 25142 (11%)
  • 26 to 35165 (13%)
  • 36 to 4599 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5578 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (52%)
  • Passenger379 (30%)
  • Pedestrian236 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car948 (64%)
  • Motorcycle237 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 81st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1983

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1983: 138, including 5 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595138207540
2ndA7435508
3rdA5963961015
4thA693852312
5thA6344317
6thA66315409
7thB52962531112
8thA5086193015
9thB5345172507
10thB5299142202
11thB5302142518
12thM6141715
13thA5094131503
14thB5307121816
15thB5292111514
16thB5295111212
17thB530081001
18thA509371003
19thA59171312
20thA5977703

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1983

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1983: 217.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1983

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1983: 128.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1983

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1983: 374.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years