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Eden road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1981, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (252), and casualties rose from 379.

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 1981
241
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
381
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1981

5.4% of collisions in Eden in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.4%
  • Serious8937%
  • Slight13958%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal174.5%
  • Serious12733%
  • Slight23762%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 241, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday31 (13%)
  • Saturday46 (19%)
  • Sunday38 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5%)
  • February11 (4.6%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April21 (8.7%)
  • May22 (9.1%)
  • June18 (7.5%)
  • July22 (9.1%)
  • August34 (14%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October15 (6.2%)
  • November17 (7.1%)
  • December16 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (58%)
  • Wet or damp77 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.8%)
  • Snow10 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (22%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph140 (58%)
  • 70 mph44 (18%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (17%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (25%)
  • 21 to 2570 (18%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (53%)
  • Passenger149 (39%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (63%)
  • Motorcycle58 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1981: 39, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA663971415
2ndA63661217
3rdM63659411
4thA592162607
5thA686132313
6thB6260101411
7thA68591202
8thB52886804
9thA6894901
10thB53054500
11thB53203600
12thA6832302
13thB62611101
14thB64121200
15thB65421101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1981

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1981: 34.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1981

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1981: 94.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1981

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,102 collisions in 1981, and 22% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1981, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years