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Cumberland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2018, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2017 (676), and casualties rose from 923.

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

Collisions in 2018
668
Down 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
929
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Cumberland in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious13721%
  • Slight51878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious16017%
  • Slight75581%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 668, down 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday105 (16%)
  • Wednesday98 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday102 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.8%)
  • February55 (8.2%)
  • March46 (6.9%)
  • April49 (7.3%)
  • May58 (8.7%)
  • June54 (8.1%)
  • July59 (8.8%)
  • August59 (8.8%)
  • September63 (9.4%)
  • October55 (8.2%)
  • November57 (8.5%)
  • December61 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded177 (26%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (78%)
  • Wet or damp133 (20%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph356 (53%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph212 (32%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (62%)
  • Pedestrian133 (14%)
  • Cyclist75 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4%)
  • 16 to 20102 (11%)
  • 21 to 2587 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35170 (18%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 55145 (16%)
  • 56 to 65120 (13%)
  • 66 to 7559 (6.4%)
  • Over 7539 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (62%)
  • Passenger218 (23%)
  • Pedestrian133 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle55 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 48th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2018

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2018, with 52 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2018

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2018: 91, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59591151123
2ndA596294519
3rdA69263405
4thA7223316
5thA66193745
6thA5086172605
7thB5299172207
8thA689151911
9thA6102413
10thA59191305
11thA59791503
12thA509481011
13thA59481302
14thM681303
15thA509361510
16thB534561001
17thB52975600
18thB53025701
19thB53075711
20thB52964500

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2018

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2018: 156.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2018

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2018: 98.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2018

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2018: 276.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2018, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years