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Cumberland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 967 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1987, and 1,412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 238 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1986 (923), and casualties rose from 1,299.

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

Collisions in 1987
967
Up 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,412
Up 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
30
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
238
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1987

3.1% of collisions in Cumberland in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal303.1%
  • Serious23825%
  • Slight69972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.9%
  • Serious32423%
  • Slight1,04774%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 967, up 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (12%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday175 (18%)
  • Saturday137 (14%)
  • Sunday122 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.1%)
  • February72 (7.4%)
  • March72 (7.4%)
  • April77 (8%)
  • May96 (9.9%)
  • June71 (7.3%)
  • July83 (8.6%)
  • August97 (10%)
  • September81 (8.4%)
  • October95 (9.8%)
  • November89 (9.2%)
  • December75 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight705 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry553 (57%)
  • Wet or damp372 (38%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.5%)
  • Snow15 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph489 (51%)
  • 40 mph64 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph388 (40%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway880 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant783 (55%)
  • Pedestrian232 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (13%)
  • Cyclist84 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4%)
  • 11 to 1589 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20356 (25%)
  • 21 to 25200 (14%)
  • 26 to 35194 (14%)
  • 36 to 45132 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5588 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 65118 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4.8%)
  • Over 7559 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider704 (50%)
  • Passenger476 (34%)
  • Pedestrian232 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,176 (72%)
  • Motorcycle171 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 71st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1987

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1987: 146, including 9 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595146233928
2ndA5965476312
3rdA6952134112
4thA74662210
5thA663758111
6thA6273716
7thA5086203116
8thA5094172102
9thB5296152004
10thB5345152605
11thA591142105
12thB5295121532
13thB5307122106
14thA594111204
15thB5289112412
16thM6111723
17thB5299101211
18thB6264101902
19thA527191003
20thA509381102

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1987

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1987: 231.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1987

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1987: 111.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1987

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1987: 371.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1987, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years