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Cumberland road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 846 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2006, and 1,251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2005 (992), and casualties fell from 1,443.

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

Collisions in 2006
846
Down 15% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,251
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
16
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2006

1.9% of collisions in Cumberland in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious11614%
  • Slight71484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious13711%
  • Slight1,09487%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 846, down 15% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (14%)
  • Tuesday138 (16%)
  • Wednesday117 (14%)
  • Thursday122 (14%)
  • Friday159 (19%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59215 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7%)
  • February55 (6.5%)
  • March68 (8%)
  • April59 (7%)
  • May68 (8%)
  • June82 (9.7%)
  • July70 (8.3%)
  • August71 (8.4%)
  • September74 (8.7%)
  • October76 (9%)
  • November87 (10%)
  • December77 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight634 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds624 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry527 (62%)
  • Wet or damp301 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph415 (49%)
  • 40 mph47 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph329 (39%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway739 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant865 (69%)
  • Pedestrian144 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist56 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1578 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20208 (17%)
  • 21 to 25133 (11%)
  • 26 to 35233 (19%)
  • 36 to 45209 (17%)
  • 46 to 55124 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65100 (8%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.6%)
  • Over 7542 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider756 (60%)
  • Passenger351 (28%)
  • Pedestrian144 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,172 (77%)
  • Motorcycle82 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 49th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2006

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2006, with 53 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2006

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2006: 142, including 5 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595142231519
2ndA5965996010
3rdA66366917
4thA7324705
5thA6294721
6thA69243613
7thA597233103
8thB5295182202
9thA5094151703
10thA5086142202
11thA689111804
12thA74111802
13thB5299101200
14thB529791800
15thB530291203
16thA59181302
17thA607181510
18thB53078901
19thA509371101
20thA59471501

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2006

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2006: 171.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2006

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2006: 125.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2006

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Allerdale had the most collisions in 2006: 325.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years