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Cumberland road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2022, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2021 (372), and casualties rose from 478.

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

Collisions in 2022
447
Up 20% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
598
Up 25% on 2021
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2022

2.9% of collisions in Cumberland in 2022 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious14332%
  • Slight29165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious15626%
  • Slight42872%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 447, up 20% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 447
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (19%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March34 (7.6%)
  • April40 (8.9%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June33 (7.4%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August38 (8.5%)
  • September33 (7.4%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (68%)
  • Wet or damp121 (27%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph211 (47%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph174 (39%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (63%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (13%)
  • 56 to 6582 (14%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.7%)
  • Over 7525 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (63%)
  • Passenger137 (23%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (75%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 62nd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2022

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2022, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2022

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2022: 64, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5956497320
2ndA5962331212
3rdA66202807
4thA7162313
5thA69142104
6thM6131805
7thA689122207
8thA691003
9thA509481202
10thA60718915
11thB529681003
12thA59771001
13thA5915912
14thB52955701
15thB52995501
16thB53004612
17thB53024700
18thB53074601
19thB53454502
20thA50933300

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2022

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2022: 77.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2022

CA14 and CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2022, with 48 each.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2022

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Allerdale had the most collisions in 2022: 174.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2022, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years