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Cumberland road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 976 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2003, and 1,408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002 (980), and casualties fell from 1,447.

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

Collisions in 2003
976
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,408
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
19
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Cumberland in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious14715%
  • Slight81083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.4%
  • Serious18013%
  • Slight1,20886%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 976, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (13%)
  • Tuesday140 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (14%)
  • Friday179 (18%)
  • Saturday120 (12%)
  • Sunday132 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.7%)
  • February79 (8.1%)
  • March85 (8.7%)
  • April81 (8.3%)
  • May81 (8.3%)
  • June81 (8.3%)
  • July89 (9.1%)
  • August80 (8.2%)
  • September80 (8.2%)
  • October86 (8.8%)
  • November76 (7.8%)
  • December83 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight694 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds802 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry654 (67%)
  • Wet or damp305 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph485 (50%)
  • 40 mph48 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph376 (39%)
  • 70 mph37 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway832 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,013 (72%)
  • Pedestrian147 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist72 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1580 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20258 (18%)
  • 21 to 25152 (11%)
  • 26 to 35272 (19%)
  • 36 to 45199 (14%)
  • 46 to 55139 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7%)
  • 66 to 7570 (5%)
  • Over 7536 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider853 (61%)
  • Passenger408 (29%)
  • Pedestrian147 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,419 (79%)
  • Motorcycle87 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 58th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2003

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2003, with 65 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2003

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2003: 138, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595138212119
2ndA5964260010
3rdA7344206
4thA69335206
5thA66324616
6thA6283700
7thM6243223
8thA597223510
9thB5295182702
10thA5094152502
11thA591152415
12thA5086132002
13thB5302132014
14thB5345132111
15thA689121922
16thA594101513
17thA74102121
18thA509391804
19thA60719910
20thB529691200

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2003

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2003: 195.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2003

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2003: 171.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2003

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2003: 377.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years