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Cumberland road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2024, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2023 (427), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 2024
411
Down 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
506
Down 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2024

1.5% of collisions in Cumberland in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10826%
  • Slight29772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious12124%
  • Slight37975%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 411, down 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 411
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.3%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March40 (9.7%)
  • April34 (8.3%)
  • May40 (9.7%)
  • June34 (8.3%)
  • July34 (8.3%)
  • August38 (9.2%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October24 (5.8%)
  • November38 (9.2%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (65%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph189 (46%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph148 (36%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (57%)
  • Pedestrian99 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (10%)
  • 21 to 2540 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6560 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.9%)
  • Over 7527 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (58%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian99 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (74%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 65th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2024

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2024, with 24 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2024

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2024: 41, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5954161115
2ndA66182224
3rdA7171807
4thM6151712
5thA596111505
6thA689111802
7thA69112003
8thA50947801
9thA67802
10thA5916803
11thA5976601
12thB53076601
13thA5945600
14thB52895500
15thB52965502
16thB53025600
17thA50864501
18thB52954600
19thA50933300
20thA60713502

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2024

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2024: 94.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2024

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2024: 48.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2024

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2024: 172.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years