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Cumberland road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2020, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (541), and casualties fell from 721.

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

Collisions in 2020
400
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
504
Down 30% on 2019
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2020

2.5% of collisions in Cumberland in 2020 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious10927%
  • Slight28170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious11723%
  • Slight37775%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 400, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 400
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (12%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March27 (6.8%)
  • April14 (3.5%)
  • May18 (4.5%)
  • June31 (7.8%)
  • July35 (8.8%)
  • August54 (14%)
  • September35 (8.8%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December37 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4%)
  • Not recorded52 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (64%)
  • Wet or damp121 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph215 (54%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph141 (35%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (59%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)
  • Cyclist51 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 2062 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5573 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6%)
  • Over 7531 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (64%)
  • Passenger100 (20%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 62nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2020

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2020, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2020

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2020: 45, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5954561013
2ndA596212426
3rdA5086122013
4thA69111414
5thA7111605
6thB5299111204
7thA66101702
8thA69901
9thA68991102
10thM681010
11thA509471103
12thB53456702
13thB52965501
14thA5944502
15thA5974400
16thA60714412
17thB52894412
18thB53014402
19thB53024401
20thB53074410

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2020

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2020: 81.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2020

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2020: 60.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2020

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Allerdale had the most collisions in 2020: 153.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years