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Cumberland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 676 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2017, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (669), and casualties rose from 901.

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

Collisions in 2017
676
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
923
Up 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Cumberland in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious11517%
  • Slight54981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious13214%
  • Slight77884%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 676, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday122 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.3%)
  • February59 (8.7%)
  • March62 (9.2%)
  • April42 (6.2%)
  • May69 (10%)
  • June54 (8%)
  • July52 (7.7%)
  • August55 (8.1%)
  • September62 (9.2%)
  • October43 (6.4%)
  • November63 (9.3%)
  • December59 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight543 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (9.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (6.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded143 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry539 (80%)
  • Wet or damp107 (16%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph381 (56%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph234 (35%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway621 (92%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant598 (65%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)
  • Cyclist83 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20131 (14%)
  • 21 to 25101 (11%)
  • 26 to 35138 (15%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 55134 (15%)
  • 56 to 6587 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.2%)
  • Over 7551 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (63%)
  • Passenger233 (25%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 51st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2017

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2017, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2017

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2017: 80, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59580122119
2ndA596385104
3rdA69203302
4thA66182324
5thA689152522
6thA6141501
7thA7121611
8thA508691301
9thA59191303
10thB530581111
11thB534581202
12thB52956901
13thB529961110
14thB530061001
15thB530761102
16thM66600
17thA50945800
18thA5975703
19thA60715800
20thB52895501

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2017

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2017: 136.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2017

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2017: 85.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2017

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2017: 263.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years