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Eden road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1984, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (221), and casualties rose from 336.

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 1984
223
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
351
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1984

5.8% of collisions in Eden in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.8%
  • Serious7232%
  • Slight13862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal164.6%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight22965%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1984 is highlighted, with 223, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday44 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (21%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.1%)
  • February11 (4.9%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April18 (8.1%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July19 (8.5%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September22 (9.9%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November14 (6.3%)
  • December20 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (56%)
  • Wet or damp77 (35%)
  • Snow12 (5.4%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (23%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph124 (56%)
  • 70 mph42 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (66%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.7%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (21%)
  • 21 to 2561 (17%)
  • 26 to 3561 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (46%)
  • Passenger148 (42%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (12%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (1.4%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1984: 44, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA664479214
2ndM63875410
3rdA6354219
4thA68591722
5thA59271003
6thB53206712
7thA6865702
8thB64135601
9thA68941302
10thB53054502
11thB65423303
12thB62592201
13thB62602200
14thA6831101
15thB52881100
16thB62611100
17thB62761201
18thB64121101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1984

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1984: 36.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1984

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1984: 82.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1984

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,068 collisions in 1984, and 21% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1984, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1984.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years