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Cumberland road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2019, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2018 (668), and casualties fell from 929.

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

Collisions in 2019
541
Down 19% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
721
Down 22% on 2018
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2019

2.2% of collisions in Cumberland in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious12323%
  • Slight40675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious14120%
  • Slight56779%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 541, down 19% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 541
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (17%)
  • Thursday67 (12%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.3%)
  • February32 (5.9%)
  • March42 (7.8%)
  • April48 (8.9%)
  • May59 (11%)
  • June48 (8.9%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August53 (9.8%)
  • September42 (7.8%)
  • October40 (7.4%)
  • November41 (7.6%)
  • December47 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded159 (29%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (73%)
  • Wet or damp125 (23%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph294 (54%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph174 (32%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (67%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)
  • Cyclist65 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5%)
  • 16 to 2085 (12%)
  • 21 to 2580 (11%)
  • 26 to 35120 (17%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5595 (13%)
  • 56 to 6586 (12%)
  • 66 to 7556 (7.8%)
  • Over 7537 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (63%)
  • Passenger179 (25%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car739 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 58th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2019

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2019, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2019

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2019: 63, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956387110
2ndA596253815
3rdA7253104
4thA66192826
5thA69192307
6thA5086172604
7thM6131914
8thA6111401
9thB53458901
10thA5917903
11thA5977801
12thA6897905
13thB52896612
14thA50945501
15thA5945500
16thB52955600
17thB53075512
18thA60714801
19thB52924500
20thB62634501

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2019

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2019: 129.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2019

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2019: 67.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2019

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2019: 218.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years