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Cumberland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 669 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2016, and 901 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015, and casualties fell from 908.

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

Collisions in 2016
669
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
901
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
15
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2016

2.2% of collisions in Cumberland in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious9514%
  • Slight55984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious11112%
  • Slight77486%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 669, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday107 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.9%)
  • February60 (9%)
  • March62 (9.3%)
  • April53 (7.9%)
  • May38 (5.7%)
  • June64 (9.6%)
  • July55 (8.2%)
  • August64 (9.6%)
  • September56 (8.4%)
  • October50 (7.5%)
  • November57 (8.5%)
  • December57 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (3%)
  • Not recorded70 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (74%)
  • Wet or damp149 (22%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph370 (55%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph228 (34%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway565 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant596 (66%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)
  • Cyclist61 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20120 (13%)
  • 21 to 2595 (11%)
  • 26 to 35155 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (12%)
  • 46 to 55129 (14%)
  • 56 to 6590 (10%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.4%)
  • Over 7546 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (63%)
  • Passenger211 (23%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car934 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle58 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 51st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2016

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2016, with 54 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2016

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2016: 92, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59592134216
2ndA69274212
3rdA596233316
4thA6212503
5thA5086163004
6thA66153012
7thA7131511
8thA689121301
9thA591111403
10thM6111412
11thA607171513
12thA5946701
13thA5976800
14thB529561501
15thA50945501
16thB52895514
17thB52995700
18thB52964400
19thB53014401
20thB53054801

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2016

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2016: 153.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2016

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2016: 94.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2016

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2016: 257.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years