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Cumberland road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 915 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1993, and 1,328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1992 (913), and casualties rose from 1,312.

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

Collisions in 1993
915
Level with 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,328
Up 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
30
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1993

3.3% of collisions in Cumberland in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal303.3%
  • Serious14916%
  • Slight73680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal352.6%
  • Serious20215%
  • Slight1,09182%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 915, level with 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (12%)
  • Tuesday154 (17%)
  • Wednesday118 (13%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday142 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (14%)
  • Sunday117 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.7%)
  • February45 (4.9%)
  • March57 (6.2%)
  • April84 (9.2%)
  • May81 (8.9%)
  • June78 (8.5%)
  • July100 (11%)
  • August62 (6.8%)
  • September81 (8.9%)
  • October75 (8.2%)
  • November98 (11%)
  • December84 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight662 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds657 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry500 (55%)
  • Wet or damp379 (41%)
  • Frost or ice31 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph494 (54%)
  • 40 mph56 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph321 (35%)
  • 70 mph44 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway813 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant847 (64%)
  • Pedestrian217 (16%)
  • Cyclist73 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (5%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1073 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20236 (18%)
  • 21 to 25214 (16%)
  • 26 to 35237 (18%)
  • 36 to 45163 (12%)
  • 46 to 55114 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7560 (4.5%)
  • Over 7538 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider672 (51%)
  • Passenger439 (33%)
  • Pedestrian217 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,147 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle70 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.7%)
  • Minibus15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 75th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1993

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1993: 127, including 6 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595127193622
2ndA7477223
3rdA596435637
4thA6425308
5thA69335654
6thA66274514
7thM6274218
8thA5086172813
9thB5295172405
10thA74153304
11thB5345152515
12thA5094132003
13thB5299121613
14thA689111401
15thB5289111712
16thB5292101301
17thA59791303
18thB530292012
19thB530791300
20thB530181001

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1993

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1993: 239.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1993

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1993: 117.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1993

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1993: 401.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1993, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years