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Cumberland road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,029 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1990, and 1,467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 251 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (1,007), and casualties rose from 1,433.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,029
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,467
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
35
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
251
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1990

3.4% of collisions in Cumberland in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal353.4%
  • Serious25124%
  • Slight74372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal473.2%
  • Serious33022%
  • Slight1,09074%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,029, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday123 (12%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday150 (15%)
  • Friday191 (19%)
  • Saturday138 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.5%)
  • February88 (8.6%)
  • March82 (8%)
  • April81 (7.9%)
  • May90 (8.7%)
  • June100 (9.7%)
  • July80 (7.8%)
  • August81 (7.9%)
  • September75 (7.3%)
  • October94 (9.1%)
  • November74 (7.2%)
  • December97 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight722 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (3.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry602 (59%)
  • Wet or damp410 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph539 (52%)
  • 40 mph60 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph397 (39%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway933 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant899 (61%)
  • Pedestrian253 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (10%)
  • Cyclist63 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (4%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1569 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20287 (20%)
  • 21 to 25205 (14%)
  • 26 to 35260 (18%)
  • 36 to 45176 (12%)
  • 46 to 55104 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65101 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7585 (5.8%)
  • Over 7538 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider747 (51%)
  • Passenger467 (32%)
  • Pedestrian253 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,291 (76%)
  • Motorcycle144 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 74th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1990

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1990: 133, including 8 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595133196831
2ndA5966590519
3rdA74667113
4thA664295211
5thA6394517
6thA69354817
7thB5299203405
8thA5086192413
9thA591163206
10thA594162123
11thB6264162815
12thA74152116
13thB5307152006
14thA5094141615
15thA6071142703
16thB5296142002
17thB5345141503
18thB5302122306
19thA597111201
20thB5295111402

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1990

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1990: 268.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1990

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1990: 129.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1990

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1990: 445.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years