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Cumberland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,007 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1989, and 1,433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 254 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (1,042), and casualties fell from 1,482.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,007
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,433
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
40
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
254
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1989

4% of collisions in Cumberland in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal404%
  • Serious25425%
  • Slight71371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.9%
  • Serious35225%
  • Slight1,04073%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,007, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (13%)
  • Tuesday140 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (13%)
  • Thursday139 (14%)
  • Friday177 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (17%)
  • Sunday123 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.2%)
  • February67 (6.7%)
  • March61 (6.1%)
  • April60 (6%)
  • May75 (7.4%)
  • June85 (8.4%)
  • July102 (10%)
  • August100 (9.9%)
  • September80 (7.9%)
  • October122 (12%)
  • November90 (8.9%)
  • December92 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight723 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds764 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Other30 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry604 (60%)
  • Wet or damp380 (38%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph487 (48%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph408 (41%)
  • 70 mph50 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway893 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant863 (60%)
  • Pedestrian231 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (10%)
  • Cyclist81 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20293 (20%)
  • 21 to 25214 (15%)
  • 26 to 35240 (17%)
  • 36 to 45156 (11%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65103 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7590 (6.3%)
  • Over 7528 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider761 (53%)
  • Passenger441 (31%)
  • Pedestrian231 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,255 (74%)
  • Motorcycle148 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 77th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1989

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1989: 141, including 6 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595141202634
2ndA5965684316
3rdA664784411
4thA64553213
5thA7375309
6thA69336147
7thM6193126
8thA5086182805
9thA591151801
10thA597152516
11thA74153216
12thB5295151912
13thB5345151903
14thB6264142924
15thB5307131702
16thB5302121503
17thA5094111604
18thB5296101312
19thB5299101704
20thB5300101723

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1989

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1989: 222.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1989

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1989: 127.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1989

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1989: 396.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years