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Cumberland road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2013, and 889 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (691), and casualties fell from 960.

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

Collisions in 2013
668
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
889
Down 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2013

1.2% of collisions in Cumberland in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious7611%
  • Slight58487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious859.6%
  • Slight79489%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 668, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday131 (20%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.1%)
  • February45 (6.7%)
  • March56 (8.4%)
  • April46 (6.9%)
  • May51 (7.6%)
  • June51 (7.6%)
  • July81 (12%)
  • August49 (7.3%)
  • September54 (8.1%)
  • October58 (8.7%)
  • November61 (9.1%)
  • December55 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (70%)
  • Wet or damp181 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.8%)
  • Snow9 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph349 (52%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph247 (37%)
  • 70 mph20 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway571 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (64%)
  • Pedestrian112 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20155 (17%)
  • 21 to 2595 (11%)
  • 26 to 35139 (16%)
  • 36 to 45131 (15%)
  • 46 to 55126 (14%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.5%)
  • Over 7538 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider561 (63%)
  • Passenger216 (24%)
  • Pedestrian112 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car914 (77%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 48th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2013

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2013, with 40 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2013

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2013: 88, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59588113210
2ndA596325623
3rdA6232721
4thA66223304
5thA7222901
6thA69212901
7thA5086192602
8thA689162303
9thA5094152301
10thM6152301
11thB5295121802
12thB5299111502
13thA607191201
14thB530291102
15thB530791010
16thA59481300
17thB528981403
18thA59771101
19thB53457901
20thA5916701

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2013

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2013: 138.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2013

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2013: 75.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2013

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2013: 265.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years