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Cumberland road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 950 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1995, and 1,331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (910), and casualties rose from 1,294.

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

Collisions in 1995
950
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,331
Up 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
20
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1995

2.1% of collisions in Cumberland in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious18620%
  • Slight74478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious24719%
  • Slight1,06280%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1995 is highlighted, with 950, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday134 (14%)
  • Wednesday125 (13%)
  • Thursday133 (14%)
  • Friday162 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (15%)
  • Sunday125 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.2%)
  • February62 (6.5%)
  • March85 (8.9%)
  • April53 (5.6%)
  • May78 (8.2%)
  • June85 (8.9%)
  • July97 (10%)
  • August96 (10%)
  • September81 (8.5%)
  • October87 (9.2%)
  • November72 (7.6%)
  • December95 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight697 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds730 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry590 (62%)
  • Wet or damp324 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.8%)
  • Snow17 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph514 (54%)
  • 40 mph46 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph353 (37%)
  • 70 mph35 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway845 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant883 (66%)
  • Pedestrian172 (13%)
  • Cyclist104 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1067 (5%)
  • 11 to 1592 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20210 (16%)
  • 21 to 25206 (15%)
  • 26 to 35235 (18%)
  • 36 to 45157 (12%)
  • 46 to 55117 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6596 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5%)
  • Over 7534 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (56%)
  • Passenger408 (31%)
  • Pedestrian172 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,282 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle73 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 72nd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1995

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1995: 110, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595110168319
2ndA6465609
3rdA596426926
4thA66344908
5thA73346011
6thA693260110
7thA74182123
8thA591162402
9thB5345161802
10thM6162015
11thA5094151612
12thA689142414
13thA5086132303
14thB5296131503
15thA5093121503
16thA597111903
17thB5295111502
18thB5299111411
19thB5300111606
20thA594101803

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1995

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1995: 222.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1995

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1995: 136.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1995

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1995: 400.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1995, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years