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Eden road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1980, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (265), and casualties fell from 433.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,249 collisions in Eden.

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

Collisions in 1980
252
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
379
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1980

5.2% of collisions in Eden in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.2%
  • Serious7831%
  • Slight16164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal174.5%
  • Serious11129%
  • Slight25166%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 252, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (7.5%)
  • Wednesday24 (9.5%)
  • Thursday26 (10%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (22%)
  • Sunday48 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.3%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March14 (5.6%)
  • April15 (6%)
  • May19 (7.5%)
  • June18 (7.1%)
  • July34 (13%)
  • August32 (13%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October24 (9.5%)
  • November19 (7.5%)
  • December21 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (61%)
  • Wet or damp82 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.4%)
  • Snow6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (16%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph206 (82%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5%)
  • 16 to 20112 (30%)
  • 21 to 2558 (15%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (57%)
  • Passenger145 (38%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (58%)
  • Motorcycle65 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Eden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 1980

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1980: 63, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666399420
2ndM63666312
3rdA62731011
4thA686141804
5thA592112401
6thA68571312
7thB52884410
8thB53054712
9thB64124911
10thA6893300
11thB62603301
12thB64133400
13thB53201100
14thB62701101
15thB62761100
16thB62771100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1980

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1980: 23.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1980

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1980: 87.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1980

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,082 collisions in 1980, and 23% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years