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Eden road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1987, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (238), and casualties fell from 364.

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 1987
217
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
317
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Eden in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight15973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious6721%
  • Slight24176%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 217, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (6.9%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday39 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.6%)
  • February18 (8.3%)
  • March13 (6%)
  • April20 (9.2%)
  • May15 (6.9%)
  • June19 (8.8%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August21 (9.7%)
  • September21 (9.7%)
  • October21 (9.7%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December15 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (55%)
  • Wet or damp85 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (18%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph127 (59%)
  • 70 mph48 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (57%)
  • Passenger109 (34%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (11%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1987: 53, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA665394118
2ndM6416447
3rdA6283703
4thA592101305
5thA68681200
6thB52886601
7thB53205801
8thA6854602
9thB53053501
10thB62602301
11thB62612301
12thB65422201
13thA6831100
14thB62591100
15thB62771301

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1987

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1987: 29.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1987

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1987: 83.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1987

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,019 collisions in 1987, and 21% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years