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Eden road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1989, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1988 (238), and casualties rose from 348.

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 1989
276
Up 16% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
418
Up 20% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Eden in 1989 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious7929%
  • Slight19270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious10926%
  • Slight30473%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 276, up 16% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (10%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February22 (8%)
  • March22 (8%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May20 (7.2%)
  • June17 (6.2%)
  • July26 (9.4%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October36 (13%)
  • November15 (5.4%)
  • December21 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (52%)
  • Wet or damp112 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (18%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph157 (57%)
  • 70 mph63 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (22%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (18%)
  • 21 to 2579 (19%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.7%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (58%)
  • Passenger144 (34%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (12%)
  • Motorcycle40 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1989: 74, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6674113320
2ndM64573212
3rdA6253806
4thA592213605
5thA685142305
6thB6260132406
7thA68681204
8thB532061001
9thB53055801
10thA6894401
11thB52883301
12thB62612401
13thB62772200
14thB65422502
15thB62761101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1989

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1989: 30.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1989

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1989: 99.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1989

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,035 collisions in 1989, and 27% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years