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Cumberland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 960 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1984, and 1,308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 285 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (932), and casualties rose from 1,284.

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

Collisions in 1984
960
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,308
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
26
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
285
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1984

2.7% of collisions in Cumberland in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.7%
  • Serious28530%
  • Slight64968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal292.2%
  • Serious35627%
  • Slight92371%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 960, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (12%)
  • Tuesday112 (12%)
  • Wednesday158 (16%)
  • Thursday157 (16%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday152 (16%)
  • Sunday114 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.5%)
  • February63 (6.6%)
  • March67 (7%)
  • April65 (6.8%)
  • May82 (8.5%)
  • June88 (9.2%)
  • July82 (8.5%)
  • August81 (8.4%)
  • September89 (9.3%)
  • October82 (8.5%)
  • November100 (10%)
  • December99 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight671 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds726 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry604 (63%)
  • Wet or damp316 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.3%)
  • Snow15 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph530 (55%)
  • 40 mph49 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph359 (37%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway891 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant646 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (20%)
  • Pedestrian217 (17%)
  • Cyclist108 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3%)
  • 6 to 1083 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15115 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20344 (26%)
  • 21 to 25187 (14%)
  • 26 to 35167 (13%)
  • 36 to 45137 (10%)
  • 46 to 5578 (6%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.2%)
  • Over 7525 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider701 (54%)
  • Passenger390 (30%)
  • Pedestrian217 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,022 (64%)
  • Motorcycle245 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 80th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1984

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1984: 129, including 5 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595129182534
2ndA5964960322
3rdA64253114
4thA69324906
5thA7324508
6thA662750216
7thB5307232907
8thA5094212606
9thB5299202608
10thB5295172103
11thA5086151913
12thB5296131814
13thA5271121202
14thA591122405
15thB5302121905
16thB5344121504
17thB6264111303
18thM6111411
19thB5345101422
20thA509371304

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1984

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1984: 240.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1984

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1984: 121.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1984

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1984: 380.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1984, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years