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Cumberland road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 913 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1992, and 1,312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (911), and casualties rose from 1,271.

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

Collisions in 1992
913
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,312
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
34
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1992

3.7% of collisions in Cumberland in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal343.7%
  • Serious21023%
  • Slight66973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.7%
  • Serious27221%
  • Slight1,00477%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 913, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (12%)
  • Tuesday107 (12%)
  • Wednesday136 (15%)
  • Thursday142 (16%)
  • Friday168 (18%)
  • Saturday138 (15%)
  • Sunday112 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.1%)
  • February67 (7.3%)
  • March60 (6.6%)
  • April83 (9.1%)
  • May73 (8%)
  • June81 (8.9%)
  • July84 (9.2%)
  • August77 (8.4%)
  • September87 (9.5%)
  • October71 (7.8%)
  • November70 (7.7%)
  • December86 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight665 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry520 (57%)
  • Wet or damp366 (40%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph448 (49%)
  • 40 mph58 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph372 (41%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway820 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant856 (65%)
  • Pedestrian194 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist56 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15103 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20244 (19%)
  • 21 to 25177 (13%)
  • 26 to 35257 (20%)
  • 36 to 45165 (13%)
  • 46 to 55100 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7569 (5.3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider697 (53%)
  • Passenger421 (32%)
  • Pedestrian194 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,190 (76%)
  • Motorcycle120 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Cumberland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cumberland ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 76th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1992

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1992: 126, including 6 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595126181623
2ndA5964772316
3rdA694570210
4thA7435629
5thA63343010
6thA66285315
7thM6171912
8thA74163206
9thB5345152504
10thA597141902
11thA5086132423
12thA5094131801
13thB5295131713
14thB5307132112
15thA689122204
16thA591111406
17thB5299101624
18thA59491514
19thA607191421
20thB529691503

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1992

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1992: 197.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1992

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1992: 120.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1992

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1992: 373.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1992, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years