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Cumberland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 911 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1991, and 1,271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1990 (1,029), and casualties fell from 1,467.

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

Collisions in 1991
911
Down 11% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,271
Down 13% on 1990
Fatal collisions
25
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1991

2.7% of collisions in Cumberland in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.7%
  • Serious21223%
  • Slight67474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.2%
  • Serious27622%
  • Slight96776%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 911, down 11% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (12%)
  • Wednesday128 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (15%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (15%)
  • Sunday116 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.1%)
  • February56 (6.1%)
  • March83 (9.1%)
  • April71 (7.8%)
  • May62 (6.8%)
  • June85 (9.3%)
  • July84 (9.2%)
  • August96 (11%)
  • September86 (9.4%)
  • October79 (8.7%)
  • November80 (8.8%)
  • December64 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight655 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds684 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (60%)
  • Wet or damp326 (36%)
  • Frost or ice34 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph473 (52%)
  • 40 mph44 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph346 (38%)
  • 70 mph46 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway802 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant778 (61%)
  • Pedestrian204 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1070 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20263 (21%)
  • 21 to 25185 (15%)
  • 26 to 35242 (19%)
  • 36 to 45149 (12%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (52%)
  • Passenger407 (32%)
  • Pedestrian204 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,152 (75%)
  • Motorcycle132 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 80th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1991

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1991: 122, including 4 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595122173434
2ndA7496923
3rdA66407939
4thA5963948310
5thA69376009
6thA6252916
7thA74234236
8thA5086212605
9thB5295193102
10thB5299192403
11thA5094182504
12thM6172213
13thA597151802
14thA6071111610
15thB5345101201
16thA59491903
17thB530291601
18thB528981013
19thB52927801
20thB53077703

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1991

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1991: 205.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1991

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1991: 114.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1991

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1991: 390.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years