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Cumberland road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 773 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2009, and 1,082 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (797), and casualties fell from 1,103.

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

Collisions in 2009
773
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,082
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Cumberland in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious8411%
  • Slight67788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious948.7%
  • Slight97590%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 773, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (16%)
  • Wednesday118 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday122 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.8%)
  • February47 (6.1%)
  • March55 (7.1%)
  • April60 (7.8%)
  • May74 (9.6%)
  • June59 (7.6%)
  • July62 (8%)
  • August82 (11%)
  • September64 (8.3%)
  • October71 (9.2%)
  • November59 (7.6%)
  • December80 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight597 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (58%)
  • Wet or damp278 (36%)
  • Frost or ice31 (4%)
  • Snow11 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph386 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (5%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph300 (39%)
  • 70 mph19 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway674 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (68%)
  • Pedestrian111 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist59 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20218 (20%)
  • 21 to 25108 (10%)
  • 26 to 35182 (17%)
  • 36 to 45183 (17%)
  • 46 to 55121 (11%)
  • 56 to 6589 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.3%)
  • Over 7544 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider675 (62%)
  • Passenger296 (27%)
  • Pedestrian111 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,045 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cumberland ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 43rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2009

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2009, with 46 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2009

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2009: 105, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595105156216
2ndA596497616
3rdA7426003
4thA69264021
5thA66225011
6thA6171900
7thA5086141401
8thB5302142204
9thA597131800
10thM6132014
11thA5094111500
12thA591111501
13thA6071111502
14thB5295111400
15thB5299111500
16thB5345112101
17thA594101200
18thB528991102
19thB530591501
20thA68971001

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2009

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2009: 158.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2009

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2009: 89.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2009

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Allerdale had the most collisions in 2009: 298.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Cumberland road accidents in other years