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Cumberland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,086 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1997, and 1,568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1996 (920), and casualties rose from 1,285.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,086
Up 18% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,568
Up 22% on 1996
Fatal collisions
33
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1997

3% of collisions in Cumberland in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal333%
  • Serious20419%
  • Slight84978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.3%
  • Serious26017%
  • Slight1,27281%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,086, up 18% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday182 (17%)
  • Friday168 (15%)
  • Saturday170 (16%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59279 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8%)
  • February74 (6.8%)
  • March96 (8.8%)
  • April82 (7.6%)
  • May81 (7.5%)
  • June93 (8.6%)
  • July94 (8.7%)
  • August93 (8.6%)
  • September112 (10%)
  • October103 (9.5%)
  • November80 (7.4%)
  • December91 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight808 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds844 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry687 (63%)
  • Wet or damp376 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph559 (51%)
  • 40 mph68 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph427 (39%)
  • 70 mph30 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway974 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,084 (69%)
  • Pedestrian216 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist75 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15120 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20250 (16%)
  • 21 to 25218 (14%)
  • 26 to 35289 (18%)
  • 36 to 45204 (13%)
  • 46 to 55152 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.7%)
  • Over 7540 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider867 (55%)
  • Passenger485 (31%)
  • Pedestrian216 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,544 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle90 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1997

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1997 in Cumberland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cumberland ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 56th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1997

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1997: 165, including 3 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595165253337
2ndA5966089313
3rdA694971310
4thA7486817
5thA6425723
6thA66417335
7thA5086202913
8thA5094203113
9thB5299203315
10thA591183017
11thB5295172602
12thA597142112
13thA74141904
14thM6142203
15thB5289121401
16thB5307111602
17thA6071101307
18thB5300101602
19thB530291204
20thB534591011

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1997

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1997: 264.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1997

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1997: 133.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1997

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1997: 456.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years