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Eden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,249 road traffic collisions in Eden from 1979 to 2025, and 15,366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 401 were fatal and 2,491 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 114 collisions, level with 2024, and casualties rose from 146 to 153.

District council until April 2023, now part of Westmorland and Furness. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,249
Casualties
15,366
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
401
3.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
114
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Eden

3.9% of collisions in Eden from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4013.9%
  • Serious2,49124%
  • Slight7,35772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4673%
  • Serious3,33422%
  • Slight11,56575%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. In 2025 there were 114, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 114
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025114153
2024114146
2023123162
2022111159
2021132177
202097120
2019105137
2018184250
2017175248
2016169229
2015203271
2014164254
2013162245
2012165225
2011193277
2010184253
2009203284
2008209306
2007267374
2006247373
2005290442
2004272420
2003279415
2002304462
2001248366
2000300534
1999333556
1998288427
1997293446
1996271404
1995242394
1994230351
1993229362
1992220319
1991227339
1990262432
1989276418
1988238348
1987217317
1986238364
1985240379
1984223351
1983221336
1982229348
1981241381
1980252379
1979265433

When and where crashes happen in Eden

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,434 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,300 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,240 (12%)
  • Thursday1,306 (13%)
  • Friday1,646 (16%)
  • Saturday1,688 (16%)
  • Sunday1,635 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59509 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59346 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,084 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,636 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,077 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,360 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,405 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59832 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January744 (7.3%)
  • February654 (6.4%)
  • March687 (6.7%)
  • April760 (7.4%)
  • May876 (8.5%)
  • June973 (9.5%)
  • July1,025 (10%)
  • August1,108 (11%)
  • September904 (8.8%)
  • October848 (8.3%)
  • November846 (8.3%)
  • December824 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,533 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,156 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit497 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,233 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,611 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds371 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds212 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds153 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist120 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds102 (1%)
  • Other256 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded191 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,797 (57%)
  • Wet or damp3,741 (37%)
  • Frost or ice419 (4.1%)
  • Snow245 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep40 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph69 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,904 (19%)
  • 40 mph264 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph71 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph5,411 (53%)
  • 70 mph2,525 (25%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,456 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway2,218 (22%)
  • Roundabout311 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road218 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Eden

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,397 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist1,607 (10%)
  • Pedestrian948 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant698 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)693 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist434 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant231 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant205 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant85 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5287 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10445 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15623 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 202,553 (17%)
  • 21 to 251,967 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,854 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,199 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,772 (12%)
  • 56 to 651,322 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 75749 (4.9%)
  • Over 75531 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,210 (60%)
  • Passenger5,208 (34%)
  • Pedestrian948 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11,862 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,833 (11%)
  • Motorcycle1,555 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,048 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle447 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle215 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach173 (1%)
  • Minibus106 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle91 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (0.2%)
  • Other44 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Eden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 5 busiest accident hotspots in Eden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (5)

Accident hotspots in Eden

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Eden, with 322 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden from 1979 to 2025: 2,155, including 131 fatal and 520 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA662,1553,646131520
2ndM61,6532,69885369
3rdA61,0901,55749244
4thA68667795124207
5thA5925908493157
6thA68547375215126
7thB6260193287252
8thB5305185264944
9thB5288164240638
10thA689147220347
11thB5320113170528
12thB654282105225
13thB64136579115
14thB62595787120
15thB64125481116
16thB62614057110
17thB62773855316
18thA6833756314
19thB62763237216
20thB6270111806

Towns in Eden

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden from 1979 to 2025: 1,119.

Postcode districts in Eden

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden from 1979 to 2025: 3,707.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts

Westmorland and Furness recorded 38,503 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 27% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden

Of the latest 24 crashes in Eden, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity