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Cumberland road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 945 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1985, and 1,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 253 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (960), and casualties fell from 1,308.

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

Collisions in 1985
945
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,264
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
26
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
253
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1985

2.8% of collisions in Cumberland in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.8%
  • Serious25327%
  • Slight66670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.5%
  • Serious30024%
  • Slight93274%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 945, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday126 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (12%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday187 (20%)
  • Saturday158 (17%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (5.6%)
  • February65 (6.9%)
  • March63 (6.7%)
  • April81 (8.6%)
  • May77 (8.1%)
  • June83 (8.8%)
  • July92 (9.7%)
  • August86 (9.1%)
  • September88 (9.3%)
  • October77 (8.1%)
  • November91 (9.6%)
  • December89 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight681 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds712 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (56%)
  • Wet or damp365 (39%)
  • Frost or ice42 (4.4%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph507 (54%)
  • 40 mph50 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph355 (38%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway859 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (53%)
  • Pedestrian237 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (15%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4%)
  • 6 to 1078 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20279 (22%)
  • 21 to 25171 (14%)
  • 26 to 35178 (14%)
  • 36 to 45143 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6587 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7560 (4.7%)
  • Over 7534 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider664 (53%)
  • Passenger363 (29%)
  • Pedestrian237 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,062 (68%)
  • Motorcycle203 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Cumberland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cumberland ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 79th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1985

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1985: 129, including 6 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595129203641
2ndA5965668114
3rdA6394916
4thA69385718
5thA66285315
6thA7242919
7thA5086222904
8thA74203322
9thB5295182305
10thB5296172006
11thB5307172013
12thA5094161705
13thB5345131602
14thB5299111312
15thA594102003
16thB5292101202
17thM6101403
18thA509391112
19thA59191806
20thB626491710

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1985

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1985: 230.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1985

CA2 and CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1985, with 104 each.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1985

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1985: 382.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years