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Cumberland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 966 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 1999, and 1,367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (984), and casualties fell from 1,420.

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

Collisions in 1999
966
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,367
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
23
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 1999

2.4% of collisions in Cumberland in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.4%
  • Serious15116%
  • Slight79282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.8%
  • Serious19514%
  • Slight1,14784%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 966, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (12%)
  • Wednesday130 (13%)
  • Thursday153 (16%)
  • Friday148 (15%)
  • Saturday159 (16%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.8%)
  • February74 (7.7%)
  • March56 (5.8%)
  • April78 (8.1%)
  • May88 (9.1%)
  • June83 (8.6%)
  • July87 (9%)
  • August70 (7.2%)
  • September81 (8.4%)
  • October84 (8.7%)
  • November90 (9.3%)
  • December90 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight729 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds711 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry566 (59%)
  • Wet or damp370 (38%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph488 (51%)
  • 40 mph63 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph376 (39%)
  • 70 mph35 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway835 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant987 (72%)
  • Pedestrian165 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2%)
  • 6 to 1066 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1571 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20210 (15%)
  • 21 to 25174 (13%)
  • 26 to 35263 (19%)
  • 36 to 45174 (13%)
  • 46 to 55146 (11%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7575 (5.5%)
  • Over 7549 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider771 (56%)
  • Passenger431 (32%)
  • Pedestrian165 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,395 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle53 (3%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 75th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 1999

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 1999: 143, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595143204518
2ndA66508013
3rdA69457326
4thA7456104
5thA596396117
6thA591203233
7thA6202205
8thB5299203205
9thA5086162102
10thB5307131602
11thM6131801
12thA597121901
13thA6071112302
14thA74112305
15thB5345111513
16thB5295101100
17thA509491001
18thB529691304
19thA68981213
20thA5947901

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 1999

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 1999: 181.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 1999

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 1999: 140.

Former districts in Cumberland in 1999

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 1999: 368.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 1999, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years