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Cumberland road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 929 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2000, and 1,309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1999 (966), and casualties fell from 1,367.

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

Collisions in 2000
929
Down 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,309
Down 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
21
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2000

2.3% of collisions in Cumberland in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious16718%
  • Slight74180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious19315%
  • Slight1,09383%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 929, down 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday144 (16%)
  • Wednesday134 (14%)
  • Thursday125 (13%)
  • Friday139 (15%)
  • Saturday152 (16%)
  • Sunday107 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.8%)
  • February83 (8.9%)
  • March65 (7%)
  • April70 (7.5%)
  • May79 (8.5%)
  • June73 (7.9%)
  • July79 (8.5%)
  • August101 (11%)
  • September69 (7.4%)
  • October76 (8.2%)
  • November89 (9.6%)
  • December63 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight678 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds692 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (57%)
  • Wet or damp376 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph451 (49%)
  • 40 mph36 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph403 (43%)
  • 70 mph35 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway807 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant927 (71%)
  • Pedestrian148 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist60 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1083 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1569 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20208 (16%)
  • 21 to 25150 (11%)
  • 26 to 35249 (19%)
  • 36 to 45201 (15%)
  • 46 to 55129 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7560 (4.6%)
  • Over 7545 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider782 (60%)
  • Passenger379 (29%)
  • Pedestrian148 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,297 (77%)
  • Motorcycle84 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2000

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2000 in Cumberland

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cumberland ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 78th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2000

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2000: 156, including 4 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595156243432
2ndA66508927
3rdA596425409
4thA69355907
5thA7314315
6thA6293716
7thA591182906
8thM6172305
9thA5086162202
10thA74143015
11thB5299142003
12thA597132011
13thA689111403
14thB5295111401
15thB5345111700
16thB5300101412
17thB5307101203
18thB528991202
19thA59481301
20thB52978801

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2000

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2000: 165.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2000

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2000: 127.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2000

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2000: 350.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2000, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years