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Eden road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1982, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (241), and casualties fell from 381.

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 1982
229
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
348
Down 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1982

5.2% of collisions in Eden in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal125.2%
  • Serious6830%
  • Slight14965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.4%
  • Serious9226%
  • Slight24470%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1982 is highlighted, with 229, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (10%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.1%)
  • February9 (3.9%)
  • March4 (1.7%)
  • April22 (9.6%)
  • May20 (8.7%)
  • June18 (7.9%)
  • July31 (14%)
  • August31 (14%)
  • September12 (5.2%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November22 (9.6%)
  • December22 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (55%)
  • Wet or damp90 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (20%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph130 (57%)
  • 70 mph51 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (15%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (4%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20111 (32%)
  • 21 to 2558 (17%)
  • 26 to 3545 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5513 (3.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.2%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (53%)
  • Passenger125 (36%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (60%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (14%)
  • Motorcycle42 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1982: 42, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA664275511
2ndM6386629
3rdA6243205
4thA592223509
5thA68661200
6thB52885501
7thB62605602
8thA6854503
9thB53053300
10thB62613500
11thB64123301
12thB64132201
13thB65422201
14thB53201101
15thB62591101
16thB62771210
17thB65241101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1982

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1982: 31.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1982

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1982: 89.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1982

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,071 collisions in 1982, and 21% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1982, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years