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Cumberland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2012, and 960 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2011 (659), and casualties rose from 938.

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

Collisions in 2012
691
Up 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
960
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
15
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2012

2.2% of collisions in Cumberland in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious7210%
  • Slight60487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious858.9%
  • Slight86090%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 691, up 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (16%)
  • Wednesday91 (13%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.8%)
  • February67 (9.7%)
  • March49 (7.1%)
  • April64 (9.3%)
  • May73 (11%)
  • June52 (7.5%)
  • July54 (7.8%)
  • August51 (7.4%)
  • September55 (8%)
  • October46 (6.7%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December56 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight528 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds522 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other32 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (61%)
  • Wet or damp223 (32%)
  • Frost or ice40 (5.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph368 (53%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph261 (38%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway596 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (67%)
  • Pedestrian116 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (7%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20135 (14%)
  • 21 to 2599 (10%)
  • 26 to 35168 (18%)
  • 36 to 45150 (16%)
  • 46 to 55142 (15%)
  • 56 to 6584 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.7%)
  • Over 7533 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider600 (63%)
  • Passenger244 (25%)
  • Pedestrian116 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car945 (76%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 49th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2012

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2012, with 53 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2012

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2012: 97, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59597160313
2ndA596538719
3rdA69293804
4thA7283602
5thA66172323
6thA5094142201
7thA597142300
8thA6131402
9thB5295131701
10thA591112303
11thB5345111311
12thA5086101710
13thA6071101403
14thA68981200
15thB52998800
16thB53078920
17thM67802
18thA5946700
19thB52925600
20thB53005510

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2012

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2012: 144.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2012

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2012: 93.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2012

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2012: 263.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years