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Eden road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1996, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1995 (242), and casualties rose from 394.

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 1996
271
Up 12% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
404
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1996

3% of collisions in Eden in 1996 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious7227%
  • Slight19170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious9524%
  • Slight29774%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1996 is highlighted, with 271, up 12% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (8.5%)
  • Thursday28 (10%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (18%)
  • Sunday44 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.9%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March15 (5.5%)
  • April16 (5.9%)
  • May20 (7.4%)
  • June18 (6.6%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August24 (8.9%)
  • September32 (12%)
  • October23 (8.5%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December25 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (59%)
  • Wet or damp83 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.3%)
  • Snow11 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph42 (15%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph154 (57%)
  • 70 mph70 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (26%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4%)
  • 16 to 2040 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (25%)
  • 36 to 4574 (18%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (62%)
  • Passenger132 (33%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 1996: 58, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM65896318
2ndA664570311
3rdA6314715
4thA592182106
5thA686162903
6thA685153204
7thB528861002
8thA6895600
9thB53055701
10thB53202200
11thB62592202
12thB62602300
13thB64122201
14thA6831100
15thB62761100
16thB64131400
17thB65421100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1996

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1996: 30.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1996

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1996: 104.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1996

Westmorland and Furness recorded 991 collisions in 1996, and 27% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years