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Cumberland road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 774 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2014, and 1,093 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2013 (668), and casualties rose from 889.

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

Collisions in 2014
774
Up 16% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,093
Up 23% on 2013
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Cumberland in 2014 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious769.8%
  • Slight68889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious968.8%
  • Slight98690%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 774, up 16% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (17%)
  • Wednesday107 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (13%)
  • Friday126 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.8%)
  • February60 (7.8%)
  • March57 (7.4%)
  • April53 (6.8%)
  • May51 (6.6%)
  • June66 (8.5%)
  • July75 (9.7%)
  • August61 (7.9%)
  • September66 (8.5%)
  • October74 (9.6%)
  • November70 (9%)
  • December73 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight589 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds575 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry489 (63%)
  • Wet or damp267 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph384 (50%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph295 (38%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway655 (85%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant765 (70%)
  • Pedestrian108 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist71 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20166 (15%)
  • 21 to 25143 (13%)
  • 26 to 35178 (16%)
  • 36 to 45148 (14%)
  • 46 to 55136 (12%)
  • 56 to 65109 (10%)
  • 66 to 7562 (5.7%)
  • Over 7554 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider694 (63%)
  • Passenger291 (27%)
  • Pedestrian108 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,097 (78%)
  • Motorcycle75 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 44th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2014

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2014, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2014

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2014: 107, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59510716149
2ndA5965089110
3rdA7304102
4thA69253302
5thA66233513
6thA6202803
7thA689192401
8thA5086152101
9thM6142302
10thB5295131301
11thB5299111901
12thB5307111601
13thA5094101301
14thA59191301
15thB529291203
16thA59481500
17thA59781300
18thB534581700
19thA607151202
20thB62635600

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2014

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2014: 169.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2014

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2014: 93.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2014

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2014: 300.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years