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Eden road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1988, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (217), and casualties rose from 317.

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 1988
238
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
348
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1988

3.8% of collisions in Eden in 1988 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.8%
  • Serious6829%
  • Slight16168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious8825%
  • Slight25172%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 238, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (20%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8%)
  • February15 (6.3%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April19 (8%)
  • May13 (5.5%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August23 (9.7%)
  • September18 (7.6%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December13 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (48%)
  • Wet or damp106 (45%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph46 (19%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph141 (59%)
  • 70 mph46 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (4.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2077 (22%)
  • 21 to 2563 (18%)
  • 26 to 3567 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (58%)
  • Passenger123 (35%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (10%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1988: 69, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6669104324
2ndA6284015
3rdM6273715
4thA685202808
5thA592121504
6thA68681302
7thB530571112
8thB62604600
9thA68931200
10thB65422200
11thB53201201
12thB64121100
13thB64131200

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1988

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1988: 37.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1988

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1988: 90.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1988

Westmorland and Furness recorded 990 collisions in 1988, and 24% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1988, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1988.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years