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Cumberland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 984 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1998, and 1,420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (1,086), and casualties fell from 1,568.

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

Collisions in 1998
984
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,420
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
27
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1998

2.7% of collisions in Cumberland in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.7%
  • Serious18018%
  • Slight77779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.9%
  • Serious22516%
  • Slight1,16882%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 984, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (15%)
  • Tuesday134 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday172 (17%)
  • Saturday126 (13%)
  • Sunday118 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.9%)
  • February65 (6.6%)
  • March78 (7.9%)
  • April83 (8.4%)
  • May88 (8.9%)
  • June84 (8.5%)
  • July82 (8.3%)
  • August91 (9.2%)
  • September73 (7.4%)
  • October90 (9.1%)
  • November84 (8.5%)
  • December78 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight719 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds202 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry544 (55%)
  • Wet or damp424 (43%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph487 (49%)
  • 40 mph56 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph400 (41%)
  • 70 mph35 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway862 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,021 (72%)
  • Pedestrian170 (12%)
  • Cyclist70 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1071 (5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20234 (16%)
  • 21 to 25170 (12%)
  • 26 to 35284 (20%)
  • 36 to 45187 (13%)
  • 46 to 55157 (11%)
  • 56 to 6586 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.7%)
  • Over 7549 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider829 (58%)
  • Passenger421 (30%)
  • Pedestrian170 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,435 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle57 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1998

Map of the last 14 crashes of 1998 in Cumberland

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

  • 14 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cumberland ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 70th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1998

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1998: 139, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595139213328
2ndA596437038
3rdA66436828
4thA69395737
5thA6365006
6thA7344225
7thA597192402
8thB5300172302
9thM6172624
10thA591162404
11thB5299162106
12thA74142212
13thA5086122003
14thB5307111511
15thA689101711
16thA50948801
17thB530281822
18thA60717901
19thB52957900
20thB641371001

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1998

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1998: 215.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1998

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1998: 92.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1998

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1998: 414.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1998, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years