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Eden road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1983, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (229), and casualties fell from 348.

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 1983
221
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
336
Down 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1983

4.1% of collisions in Eden in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.1%
  • Serious6730%
  • Slight14566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious9428%
  • Slight23269%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 221, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday41 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February13 (5.9%)
  • March12 (5.4%)
  • April14 (6.3%)
  • May20 (9%)
  • June15 (6.8%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August28 (13%)
  • September15 (6.8%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November14 (6.3%)
  • December15 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (62%)
  • Wet or damp69 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (21%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph123 (56%)
  • 70 mph48 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (22%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (17%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (23%)
  • 21 to 2557 (17%)
  • 26 to 3554 (16%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (51%)
  • Passenger135 (40%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (62%)
  • Motorcycle51 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Eden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 1983

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1983: 48, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA664884316
2ndM6326639
3rdA62738210
4thA685101302
5thA6869901
6thA59281202
7thB53054500
8thB62604500
9thB64134401
10thA6893602
11thB52883502
12thB65423301
13thB62772400
14thB64121301

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1983

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1983: 34.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1983

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1983: 90.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1983

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,000 collisions in 1983, and 22% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years