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Cumberland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 874 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2007, and 1,204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2006 (846), and casualties fell from 1,251.

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

Collisions in 2007
874
Up 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,204
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
26
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2007

3% of collisions in Cumberland in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263%
  • Serious9010%
  • Slight75887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.3%
  • Serious13011%
  • Slight1,04687%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 874, up 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (14%)
  • Wednesday137 (16%)
  • Thursday126 (14%)
  • Friday123 (14%)
  • Saturday122 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (9.6%)
  • February70 (8%)
  • March62 (7.1%)
  • April85 (9.7%)
  • May70 (8%)
  • June64 (7.3%)
  • July72 (8.2%)
  • August77 (8.8%)
  • September65 (7.4%)
  • October86 (9.8%)
  • November73 (8.4%)
  • December66 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight648 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry556 (64%)
  • Wet or damp285 (33%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph446 (51%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph325 (37%)
  • 70 mph29 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway741 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant791 (66%)
  • Pedestrian144 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist61 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20231 (19%)
  • 21 to 25142 (12%)
  • 26 to 35212 (18%)
  • 36 to 45193 (16%)
  • 46 to 55127 (11%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.6%)
  • Over 7538 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider749 (62%)
  • Passenger311 (26%)
  • Pedestrian144 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,184 (75%)
  • Motorcycle96 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 43rd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2007

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2007, with 52 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2007

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2007: 125, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595125182318
2ndA596608518
3rdA7496224
4thA69324812
5thA66305027
6thA6284400
7thA5086233105
8thA5094182001
9thA597151802
10thA591121822
11thA689121801
12thB5295121613
13thM6121511
14thB5307111710
15thB5345112110
16thA607191002
17thB529781200
18thB529981200
19thB530281103
20thA509371420

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2007

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2007: 179.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2007

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2007: 111.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2007

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2007: 351.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years