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Eden road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1991, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (262), and casualties fell from 432.

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 1991
227
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
339
Down 22% on 1990
Fatal collisions
18
7.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1991

7.9% of collisions in Eden in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal187.9%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight17276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal205.9%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight26277%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1991 is highlighted, with 227, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (9.7%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.9%)
  • February12 (5.3%)
  • March16 (7%)
  • April17 (7.5%)
  • May19 (8.4%)
  • June20 (8.8%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August29 (13%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October10 (4.4%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December16 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (5.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (48%)
  • Wet or damp106 (47%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph31 (14%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph151 (67%)
  • 70 mph38 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (22%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (56%)
  • Passenger132 (39%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Minibus8 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1991: 60, including 7 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66609877
2ndM6294436
3rdA6284144
4thA686192412
5thA685183304
6thB53206701
7thB62606903
8thA5925600
9thA6894401
10thB52884811
11thB530531201
12thB64133300
13thB64122200
14thA6831110
15thB52281100
16thB62761100
17thB65421100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1991

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1991: 21.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1991

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1991: 70.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1991

Westmorland and Furness recorded 953 collisions in 1991, and 24% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1991, 5 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years