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Cumberland road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 980 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2002, and 1,447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (950), and casualties rose from 1,423.

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

Collisions in 2002
980
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,447
Up 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2002

1.6% of collisions in Cumberland in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious14615%
  • Slight81883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious19714%
  • Slight1,23285%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 980, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (15%)
  • Tuesday116 (12%)
  • Wednesday133 (14%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday202 (21%)
  • Saturday138 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59249 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.1%)
  • February76 (7.8%)
  • March84 (8.6%)
  • April91 (9.3%)
  • May64 (6.5%)
  • June88 (9%)
  • July82 (8.4%)
  • August93 (9.5%)
  • September90 (9.2%)
  • October83 (8.5%)
  • November90 (9.2%)
  • December69 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight725 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds191 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry598 (61%)
  • Wet or damp364 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph468 (48%)
  • 40 mph54 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph391 (40%)
  • 70 mph46 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway835 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (8%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,036 (72%)
  • Pedestrian148 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist71 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1056 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6%)
  • 16 to 20286 (20%)
  • 21 to 25169 (12%)
  • 26 to 35246 (17%)
  • 36 to 45205 (14%)
  • 46 to 55145 (10%)
  • 56 to 6592 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.9%)
  • Over 7555 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider841 (58%)
  • Passenger458 (32%)
  • Pedestrian148 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,364 (77%)
  • Motorcycle88 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cumberland ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 60th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2002

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2002, with 72 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2002

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2002: 119, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595119191019
2ndA7426416
3rdA596396619
4thA69395814
5thA66366516
6thA74233422
7thA5086223714
8thA597192302
9thA6192206
10thA689192702
11thA6071172212
12thM6172905
13thB5295162101
14thB5345162412
15thA591152505
16thA5094111502
17thA594111902
18thB5307111600
19thB529991401
20thB530591302

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2002

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2002: 191.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2002

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2002: 117.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2002

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2002: 421.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years