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Cumberland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 669 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2015, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2014 (774), and casualties fell from 1,093.

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

Collisions in 2015
669
Down 14% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
908
Down 17% on 2014
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2015

1.3% of collisions in Cumberland in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight57786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious9310%
  • Slight80589%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 669, down 14% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (12%)
  • Friday102 (15%)
  • Saturday112 (17%)
  • Sunday66 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (11%)
  • February55 (8.2%)
  • March53 (7.9%)
  • April57 (8.5%)
  • May51 (7.6%)
  • June50 (7.5%)
  • July59 (8.8%)
  • August55 (8.2%)
  • September48 (7.2%)
  • October58 (8.7%)
  • November56 (8.4%)
  • December56 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (65%)
  • Wet or damp197 (29%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.9%)
  • Snow7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph339 (51%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph259 (39%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway565 (84%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (67%)
  • Pedestrian109 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (14%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35147 (16%)
  • 36 to 45135 (15%)
  • 46 to 55122 (13%)
  • 56 to 6582 (9%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.8%)
  • Over 7542 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (63%)
  • Passenger226 (25%)
  • Pedestrian109 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car943 (78%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 52nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2015

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2015, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2015

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2015: 99, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5959913628
2ndA596354416
3rdA7252912
4thA69203101
5thA6171703
6thA66163804
7thA689163201
8thM6152201
9thA5094142101
10thA5086122002
11thB5299121702
12thB5302111302
13thA591101702
14thA597101100
15thA509392012
16thA607191000
17thB52958912
18thB529681301
19thA59461001
20thB52895700

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2015

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2015: 131.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2015

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2015: 106.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2015

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2015: 256.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2015, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years