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Eden road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1990, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1989 (276), and casualties rose from 418.

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 1990
262
Down 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
432
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1990

3.4% of collisions in Eden in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious6023%
  • Slight19374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious9221%
  • Slight32876%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1990 is highlighted, with 262, down 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (18%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (9.5%)
  • Sunday43 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February20 (7.6%)
  • March20 (7.6%)
  • April17 (6.5%)
  • May22 (8.4%)
  • June25 (9.5%)
  • July24 (9.2%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October24 (9.2%)
  • November23 (8.8%)
  • December16 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (53%)
  • Wet or damp109 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Snow7 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph35 (13%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph173 (66%)
  • 70 mph49 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2082 (19%)
  • 21 to 2581 (19%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (52%)
  • Passenger186 (43%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (12%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1990: 69, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6669139521
2ndM6387717
3rdA6345519
4thA592172303
5thA685152216
6thA686111503
7thB626071002
8thB52885502
9thA6893400
10thB53053511
11thB64123400
12thB53202201
13thA6831200
14thB62501100
15thB62701400
16thB64131100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1990

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1990: 25.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1990

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1990: 90.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1990

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,095 collisions in 1990, and 24% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1990, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years