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Cumberland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,042 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1988, and 1,482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 253 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (967), and casualties rose from 1,412.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,042
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,482
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
31
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
253
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1988

3% of collisions in Cumberland in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal313%
  • Serious25324%
  • Slight75873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.2%
  • Serious31721%
  • Slight1,13276%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,042, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (12%)
  • Thursday145 (14%)
  • Friday186 (18%)
  • Saturday158 (15%)
  • Sunday134 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59255 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (6.5%)
  • February78 (7.5%)
  • March87 (8.3%)
  • April87 (8.3%)
  • May88 (8.4%)
  • June75 (7.2%)
  • July99 (9.5%)
  • August97 (9.3%)
  • September89 (8.5%)
  • October93 (8.9%)
  • November93 (8.9%)
  • December88 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight761 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds795 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry596 (57%)
  • Wet or damp429 (41%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph533 (51%)
  • 40 mph52 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph415 (40%)
  • 70 mph41 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway943 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant874 (59%)
  • Pedestrian223 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (13%)
  • Cyclist70 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1079 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1586 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20317 (21%)
  • 21 to 25235 (16%)
  • 26 to 35249 (17%)
  • 36 to 45156 (11%)
  • 46 to 5599 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6594 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.7%)
  • Over 7548 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider778 (52%)
  • Passenger481 (32%)
  • Pedestrian223 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,258 (71%)
  • Motorcycle185 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 68th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1988

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1988: 149, including 4 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595149214434
2ndA59672115219
3rdA6385306
4thA69385826
5thA7384716
6thA663667315
7thB5296253406
8thA74213005
9thA594192517
10thA5086182805
11thA5094181912
12thB6264183346
13thB5307152015
14thA591132205
15thB5295122002
16thB5302122505
17thA6071102023
18thB5299101813
19thM6102801
20thA52718913

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1988

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1988: 246.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1988

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1988: 102.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1988

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1988: 422.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years