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Cumberland road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2010, and 938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2009 (773), and casualties fell from 1,082.

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

Collisions in 2010
646
Down 16% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
938
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2010

2.5% of collisions in Cumberland in 2010 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious649.9%
  • Slight56688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious889.4%
  • Slight83088%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 646, down 16% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (18%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.3%)
  • February40 (6.2%)
  • March69 (11%)
  • April45 (7%)
  • May60 (9.3%)
  • June45 (7%)
  • July58 (9%)
  • August52 (8%)
  • September56 (8.7%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November51 (7.9%)
  • December62 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (61%)
  • Wet or damp173 (27%)
  • Frost or ice47 (7.3%)
  • Snow29 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph318 (49%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph245 (38%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway577 (89%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant601 (64%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1579 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20166 (18%)
  • 21 to 25103 (11%)
  • 26 to 35132 (14%)
  • 36 to 45154 (16%)
  • 46 to 55103 (11%)
  • 56 to 6572 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.2%)
  • Over 7543 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (62%)
  • Passenger263 (28%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 67th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2010

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2010, with 36 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2010

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2010: 93, including 6 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5959313268
2ndA596305403
3rdA7303414
4thA66217642
5thA69172601
6thB5295142001
7thB5299141801
8thB5302141903
9thA5094121801
10thA597121200
11thA5086111601
12thA6111311
13thA594101401
14thA68991710
15thM681111
16thB528961200
17thB52966803
18thB530061000
19thB530761000
20thB53456801

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2010

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2010: 130.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2010

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2010: 79.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2010

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2010: 255.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years