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Cumberland road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2023, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (447), and casualties fell from 598.

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

Collisions in 2023
427
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
547
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2023

2.6% of collisions in Cumberland in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious11928%
  • Slight29770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious12723%
  • Slight40875%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 427, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 427
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.4%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March26 (6.1%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July37 (8.7%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September37 (8.7%)
  • October36 (8.4%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December38 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (62%)
  • Wet or damp139 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3%)
  • 30 mph215 (50%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph141 (33%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (62%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (11%)
  • 21 to 2536 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 35112 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6575 (14%)
  • 66 to 7543 (7.9%)
  • Over 7533 (6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (60%)
  • Passenger122 (22%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (77%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 69th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2023

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2023, with 36 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2023

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2023: 59, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5955982026
2ndA596172113
3rdA7162107
4thA69151705
5thM6142212
6thA6121711
7thA66112332
8thA5086101103
9thB52959903
10thA59181000
11thA60717913
12thB52997903
13thA68961110
14thB53455500
15thA5943300
16thB52893600
17thB52923502
18thB52963400
19thB53013300
20thB53023303

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2023

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2023: 113.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2023

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2023: 55.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2023

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2023: 198.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2023, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years