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Cumberland road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Cumberland in 2025, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (411), and casualties fell from 506.

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

Collisions in 2025
388
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
480
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cumberland in 2025

3.4% of collisions in Cumberland in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Cumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious10226%
  • Slight27370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious11324%
  • Slight35374%

Cumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,152 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 388, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 388
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April36 (9.3%)
  • May35 (9%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July36 (9.3%)
  • August23 (5.9%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October27 (7%)
  • November26 (6.7%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (66%)
  • Wet or damp107 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph188 (48%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph129 (33%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cumberland in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (57%)
  • Pedestrian88 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2065 (14%)
  • 21 to 2542 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (11%)
  • 66 to 7542 (8.8%)
  • Over 7531 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (61%)
  • Passenger100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian88 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (11%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cumberland in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cumberland had the 73rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cumberland in 2025

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cumberland in 2025, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cumberland with the most crashes in 2025

The A595 had the most collisions in Cumberland in 2025: 45, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cumberland, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5954560113
2ndA596182523
3rdM6172303
4thA689121301
5thA69121607
6thA7121220
7thA6111401
8thA66101322
9thB53078811
10thA5977703
11thB529971204
12thB53457802
13thA50866702
14thB53016601
15thA5915801
16thA50934500
17thA50944402
18thB52894500
19thB53054701
20thB52953511

Towns in Cumberland: crashes in 2025

Carlisle had the most collisions of any town in Cumberland in 2025: 83.

Postcode districts in Cumberland: crashes in 2025

CA28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cumberland in 2025: 41.

Former districts in Cumberland in 2025

Cumberland now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Carlisle had the most collisions in 2025: 164.

Latest crashes in Cumberland in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Cumberland in 2025, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Cumberland road accidents in other years