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Eden road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1985, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1984 (223), and casualties rose from 351.

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 1985
240
Up 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
379
Up 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1985

2.9% of collisions in Eden in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious6728%
  • Slight16669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious9926%
  • Slight27071%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1985 is highlighted, with 240, up 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (10%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (22%)
  • Sunday39 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.2%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April16 (6.7%)
  • May19 (7.9%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August32 (13%)
  • September20 (8.3%)
  • October20 (8.3%)
  • November23 (9.6%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (50%)
  • Wet or damp101 (42%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (17%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph157 (65%)
  • 70 mph36 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (14%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (14%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.7%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2090 (24%)
  • 21 to 2556 (15%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (51%)
  • Passenger158 (42%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (63%)
  • Motorcycle50 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1985: 60, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6660109317
2ndA6253306
3rdM6254528
4thA685142814
5thA592101804
6thA68691302
7thB532081305
8thB626081503
9thB52884400
10thB53054501
11thB65423301
12thB62772401
13thB64132200
14thA6891200
15thA861100
16thB62611200

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1985

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1985: 31.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1985

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1985: 80.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1985

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,096 collisions in 1985, and 22% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1985.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years