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Eden road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1986, and 364 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (240), and casualties fell 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 1986
238
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
364
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1986

2.9% of collisions in Eden in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious6025%
  • Slight17172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious8122%
  • Slight27676%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1986 is highlighted, with 238, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (6.7%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (19%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.2%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March20 (8.4%)
  • April12 (5%)
  • May12 (5%)
  • June19 (8%)
  • July21 (8.8%)
  • August32 (13%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November19 (8%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (50%)
  • Wet or damp91 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (7.1%)
  • Snow11 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (25%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph123 (52%)
  • 70 mph50 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (22%)
  • 21 to 2562 (17%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (53%)
  • Passenger145 (40%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (64%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (12%)
  • Motorcycle45 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 1986: 43, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6437424
2ndA664189219
3rdA6283505
4thA685172118
5thA592101304
6thA68671300
7thB62606800
8thB65425702
9thA6893602
10thB53053400
11thB64123502
12thB53202200
13thB62592200
14thB64132302
15thB62611110

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1986

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1986: 38.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1986

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1986: 82.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1986

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,089 collisions in 1986, and 22% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years