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Cumberland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 950 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2001, and 1,423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2000 (929), and casualties rose from 1,309.

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

Collisions in 2001
950
Up 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,423
Up 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
21
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2001

2.2% of collisions in Cumberland in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.2%
  • Serious15516%
  • Slight77481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious21915%
  • Slight1,18283%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 950, up 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday147 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (17%)
  • Friday135 (14%)
  • Saturday134 (14%)
  • Sunday122 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (10%)
  • February66 (6.9%)
  • March64 (6.7%)
  • April67 (7.1%)
  • May68 (7.2%)
  • June78 (8.2%)
  • July84 (8.8%)
  • August81 (8.5%)
  • September74 (7.8%)
  • October83 (8.7%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December92 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight695 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds735 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry544 (57%)
  • Wet or damp355 (37%)
  • Frost or ice44 (4.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph465 (49%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph403 (42%)
  • 70 mph27 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway848 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,039 (73%)
  • Pedestrian143 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist61 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1073 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1569 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20255 (18%)
  • 21 to 25159 (11%)
  • 26 to 35255 (18%)
  • 36 to 45218 (15%)
  • 46 to 55150 (11%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4.8%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider851 (60%)
  • Passenger429 (30%)
  • Pedestrian143 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,398 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle66 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cumberland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cumberland ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 68th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2001

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2001, with 48 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2001

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2001: 137, including 7 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595137237726
2ndA596547745
3rdA664575012
4thA7454903
5thA69447516
6thA6273607
7thA5086192503
8thA689173713
9thA591162715
10thA597152703
11thB5299152601
12thB5345141904
13thB5295131702
14thA74111401
15thB5307111601
16thA5094101211
17thA5947800
18thB52967800
19thA50936901
20thB52896801

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2001

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2001: 169.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2001

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2001: 135.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2001

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2001: 377.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years