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Cumberland road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2021, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2020 (400), and casualties fell from 504.

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

Collisions in 2021
372
Down 7% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
478
Down 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2021

3% of collisions in Cumberland in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious8122%
  • Slight28075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious9821%
  • Slight36877%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 372, down 7% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 372
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.1%)
  • February24 (6.5%)
  • March35 (9.4%)
  • April33 (8.9%)
  • May26 (7%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July34 (9.1%)
  • August34 (9.1%)
  • September35 (9.4%)
  • October36 (9.7%)
  • November30 (8.1%)
  • December28 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (7%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (72%)
  • Wet or damp77 (21%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph192 (52%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph124 (33%)
  • 70 mph15 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (64%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 35105 (22%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.7%)
  • Over 7519 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (69%)
  • Passenger86 (18%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 75th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2021

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2021, with 25 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2021

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2021: 48, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5954857110
2ndA596152203
3rdA69132104
4thA6121700
5thA5086101303
6thA66101912
7thA7101201
8thM6101102
9thA68991512
10thA59171412
11thA50946802
12thB53076902
13thA5975502
14thA60715501
15thA50934502
16thA5944601
17thB52954401
18thB52994502
19thB53454600
20thB52962201

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2021

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2021: 87.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2021

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2021: 45.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2021

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2021: 159.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years