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Cumberland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 999 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2004, and 1,429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (976), and casualties rose from 1,408.

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

Collisions in 2004
999
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,429
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
27
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2004

2.7% of collisions in Cumberland in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.7%
  • Serious13714%
  • Slight83584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.3%
  • Serious18513%
  • Slight1,21185%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 999, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (15%)
  • Wednesday156 (16%)
  • Thursday157 (16%)
  • Friday152 (15%)
  • Saturday142 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.1%)
  • February81 (8.1%)
  • March64 (6.4%)
  • April79 (7.9%)
  • May71 (7.1%)
  • June93 (9.3%)
  • July89 (8.9%)
  • August104 (10%)
  • September91 (9.1%)
  • October83 (8.3%)
  • November84 (8.4%)
  • December89 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight743 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds779 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry637 (64%)
  • Wet or damp332 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Mud4 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph479 (48%)
  • 40 mph51 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph395 (40%)
  • 70 mph38 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway865 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,003 (70%)
  • Pedestrian182 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist48 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1596 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20248 (17%)
  • 21 to 25171 (12%)
  • 26 to 35282 (20%)
  • 36 to 45219 (15%)
  • 46 to 55135 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65104 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.6%)
  • Over 7535 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider826 (58%)
  • Passenger421 (29%)
  • Pedestrian182 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,405 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle86 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 47th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2004

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2004, with 80 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2004

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2004: 165, including 6 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595165256626
2ndA596548825
3rdA6466312
4thA7456744
5thA69314505
6thA66306102
7thA689172621
8thA74173116
9thM6172732
10thA5086162104
11thA597162102
12thB5295152602
13thB5299152105
14thB5307152211
15thB5345152402
16thA5094121602
17thB529691001
18thA509371601
19thB530271312
20thA59161201

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2004

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2004: 207.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2004

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2004: 118.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2004

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2004: 421.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2004, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years