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Cumberland road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 992 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2005, and 1,443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (999), and casualties rose from 1,429.

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

Collisions in 2005
992
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,443
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
19
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2005

1.9% of collisions in Cumberland in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious14114%
  • Slight83284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.8%
  • Serious16912%
  • Slight1,24886%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 992, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (12%)
  • Tuesday134 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (14%)
  • Thursday169 (17%)
  • Friday184 (19%)
  • Saturday137 (14%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.3%)
  • February81 (8.2%)
  • March73 (7.4%)
  • April79 (8%)
  • May82 (8.3%)
  • June95 (9.6%)
  • July74 (7.5%)
  • August77 (7.8%)
  • September85 (8.6%)
  • October86 (8.7%)
  • November83 (8.4%)
  • December95 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight732 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds794 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry634 (64%)
  • Wet or damp332 (33%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph525 (53%)
  • 40 mph54 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph367 (37%)
  • 70 mph25 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway853 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant981 (68%)
  • Pedestrian184 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist68 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15103 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20253 (18%)
  • 21 to 25182 (13%)
  • 26 to 35241 (17%)
  • 36 to 45203 (14%)
  • 46 to 55151 (10%)
  • 56 to 65102 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.1%)
  • Over 7542 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider839 (58%)
  • Passenger420 (29%)
  • Pedestrian184 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,387 (78%)
  • Motorcycle94 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 38th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2005

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2005, with 70 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2005

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2005: 127, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595127195425
2ndA7587307
3rdA5965194012
4thA69395315
5thA6364825
6thA5086304506
7thA66243605
8thA597233601
9thB5295162401
10thA5094151901
11thA591153613
12thB5302151912
13thM6131701
14thA74121813
15thB5307121301
16thB5345121604
17thB5299111803
18thA59481410
19thA607181102
20thA6897801

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2005

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2005: 236.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2005

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2005: 138.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2005

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2005: 401.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2005, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years