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Cumberland road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 920 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1996, and 1,285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1995 (950), and casualties fell from 1,331.

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

Collisions in 1996
920
Down 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,285
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
22
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1996

2.4% of collisions in Cumberland in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious16218%
  • Slight73680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious19915%
  • Slight1,06483%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 920, down 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (17%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday116 (13%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday137 (15%)
  • Saturday124 (13%)
  • Sunday114 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (5.9%)
  • February66 (7.2%)
  • March57 (6.2%)
  • April70 (7.6%)
  • May68 (7.4%)
  • June80 (8.7%)
  • July94 (10%)
  • August83 (9%)
  • September68 (7.4%)
  • October99 (11%)
  • November91 (9.9%)
  • December90 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight662 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds705 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (62%)
  • Wet or damp303 (33%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.9%)
  • Snow15 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph477 (52%)
  • 40 mph58 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph350 (38%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway818 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant857 (67%)
  • Pedestrian183 (14%)
  • Cyclist83 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3%)
  • 6 to 1075 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1598 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20207 (16%)
  • 21 to 25160 (12%)
  • 26 to 35253 (20%)
  • 36 to 45169 (13%)
  • 46 to 55117 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.7%)
  • Over 7541 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider727 (57%)
  • Passenger375 (29%)
  • Pedestrian183 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,261 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle69 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 79th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1996

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1996: 124, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595124186523
2ndA5965684115
3rdA69427018
4thA6374308
5thA7314513
6thA66284627
7thB5302222803
8thB5307182604
9thA5094151703
10thA74151901
11thA5086141602
12thB5300131701
13thA591111902
14thB5295111101
15thB5299111605
16thB5345112112
17thA607191601
18thM692403
19thA59481604
20thA5978800

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1996

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1996: 195.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1996

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1996: 131.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1996

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1996: 353.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years