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Cumberland road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 910 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1994, and 1,294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (915), and casualties fell from 1,328.

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

Collisions in 1994
910
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,294
Down 3% on 1993
Fatal collisions
21
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1994

2.3% of collisions in Cumberland in 1994 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious18220%
  • Slight70778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.9%
  • Serious23118%
  • Slight1,03980%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 910, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday120 (13%)
  • Wednesday129 (14%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday129 (14%)
  • Saturday153 (17%)
  • Sunday119 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.3%)
  • February61 (6.7%)
  • March64 (7%)
  • April84 (9.2%)
  • May69 (7.6%)
  • June84 (9.2%)
  • July81 (8.9%)
  • August75 (8.2%)
  • September80 (8.8%)
  • October86 (9.5%)
  • November65 (7.1%)
  • December95 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry515 (57%)
  • Wet or damp359 (39%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph460 (51%)
  • 40 mph64 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph359 (39%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway824 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant813 (63%)
  • Pedestrian192 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist72 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1064 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20223 (17%)
  • 21 to 25167 (13%)
  • 26 to 35250 (19%)
  • 36 to 45165 (13%)
  • 46 to 55112 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6593 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7565 (5%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (54%)
  • Passenger403 (31%)
  • Pedestrian192 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,193 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle91 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1994

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1994 in Cumberland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cumberland ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 78th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1994

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1994: 110, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595110173130
2ndA69437027
3rdA5964264111
4thA7395502
5thA6375327
6thA663462210
7thA5094212803
8thB5299202405
9thA5086161803
10thB5295151801
11thA591132515
12thA594131712
13thA597132212
14thB5300122104
15thA689112202
16thA5093101711
17thA74101201
18thB5307101101
19thM6101501
20thB529791100

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1994

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1994: 207.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1994

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1994: 115.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1994

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1994: 389.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1994, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years