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Cumberland road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 659 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2011, and 938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2010 (646), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2011
659
Up 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
938
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2011

2% of collisions in Cumberland in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious9014%
  • Slight55684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious11913%
  • Slight80586%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 659, up 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (12%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday116 (18%)
  • Friday111 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.6%)
  • February51 (7.7%)
  • March50 (7.6%)
  • April55 (8.3%)
  • May59 (9%)
  • June51 (7.7%)
  • July48 (7.3%)
  • August55 (8.3%)
  • September64 (9.7%)
  • October57 (8.6%)
  • November51 (7.7%)
  • December68 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other30 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (61%)
  • Wet or damp223 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph345 (52%)
  • 40 mph45 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph233 (35%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway575 (87%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (62%)
  • Pedestrian121 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist56 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20160 (17%)
  • 21 to 25112 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (15%)
  • 36 to 45139 (15%)
  • 46 to 55108 (12%)
  • 56 to 6584 (9%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.3%)
  • Over 7543 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider551 (59%)
  • Passenger266 (28%)
  • Pedestrian121 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car865 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 65th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2011

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2011, with 50 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2011

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2011: 85, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59585133314
2ndA7375013
3rdA596355415
4thA6243004
5thA69243204
6thA66193115
7thB5302162703
8thA5086142002
9thB5299142201
10thM6142002
11thB5295132000
12thA689111802
13thA5094101301
14thB5305101402
15thA59781101
16thB530781100
17thA59171223
18thA5947911
19thA60717810
20thB52975601

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2011

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2011: 158.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2011

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2011: 68.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2011

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2011: 283.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2011, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years