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Cumberland road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 797 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2008, and 1,103 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (874), and casualties fell from 1,204.

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

Collisions in 2008
797
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,103
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2008

1.6% of collisions in Cumberland in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious9712%
  • Slight68786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious1099.9%
  • Slight97688%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 797, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (16%)
  • Tuesday127 (16%)
  • Wednesday109 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (13%)
  • Friday124 (16%)
  • Saturday121 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.5%)
  • February55 (6.9%)
  • March65 (8.2%)
  • April62 (7.8%)
  • May72 (9%)
  • June58 (7.3%)
  • July65 (8.2%)
  • August61 (7.7%)
  • September81 (10%)
  • October64 (8%)
  • November85 (11%)
  • December69 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other34 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (56%)
  • Wet or damp309 (39%)
  • Frost or ice35 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1%)
  • 30 mph403 (51%)
  • 40 mph49 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph297 (37%)
  • 70 mph26 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant794 (72%)
  • Pedestrian125 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (6%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20211 (19%)
  • 21 to 25117 (11%)
  • 26 to 35191 (17%)
  • 36 to 45175 (16%)
  • 46 to 55111 (10%)
  • 56 to 6578 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.2%)
  • Over 7537 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (61%)
  • Passenger302 (27%)
  • Pedestrian125 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,135 (79%)
  • Motorcycle70 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 45th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2008

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2008, with 37 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2008

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2008: 98, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59598139211
2ndA596507934
3rdA7405203
4thA66294602
5thA69243524
6thA597222903
7thA5086182403
8thA6182403
9thB5295182310
10thA5094161901
11thB5299151902
12thM6132712
13thB5345121503
14thA6071111322
15thA689111200
16thA594102011
17thB5302101303
18thB5307101001
19thA7491000
20thB52966901

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2008

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2008: 145.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2008

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2008: 109.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2008

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Allerdale had the most collisions in 2008: 299.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years