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Cumberland road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 923 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1986, and 1,299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (945), and casualties rose from 1,264.

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

Collisions in 1986
923
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,299
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
23
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Cumberland in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.5%
  • Serious23325%
  • Slight66772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262%
  • Serious30223%
  • Slight97175%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 923, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (15%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday134 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (13%)
  • Friday139 (15%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday115 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.8%)
  • February63 (6.8%)
  • March75 (8.1%)
  • April60 (6.5%)
  • May77 (8.3%)
  • June82 (8.9%)
  • July67 (7.3%)
  • August77 (8.3%)
  • September73 (7.9%)
  • October103 (11%)
  • November90 (9.8%)
  • December93 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight657 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds674 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry536 (58%)
  • Wet or damp348 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.5%)
  • Snow13 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph509 (55%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph333 (36%)
  • 70 mph36 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway843 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant718 (55%)
  • Pedestrian239 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1584 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20307 (24%)
  • 21 to 25196 (15%)
  • 26 to 35188 (14%)
  • 36 to 45147 (11%)
  • 46 to 5598 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.5%)
  • Over 7532 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider633 (49%)
  • Passenger427 (33%)
  • Pedestrian239 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,076 (70%)
  • Motorcycle185 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 80th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1986

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1986: 118, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595118185228
2ndA59664101221
3rdA69414915
4thA7385718
5thA63740010
6thA66244229
7thA74173025
8thA5094151712
9thB5295152514
10thA5086142507
11thB5296142006
12thB5299141713
13thB6264142401
14thM6131705
15thB5307121403
16thA594111701
17thB5345101202
18thA607191404
19thA52718824
20thA59181501

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1986

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1986: 246.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1986

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1986: 113.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1986

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1986: 408.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years