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Eden road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1997, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (271), and casualties rose from 404.

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 1997
293
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
446
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1997

2% of collisions in Eden in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious7325%
  • Slight21473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight34678%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 293, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February21 (7.2%)
  • March23 (7.8%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July23 (7.8%)
  • August35 (12%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November22 (7.5%)
  • December16 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (53%)
  • Wet or damp121 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph46 (16%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph164 (56%)
  • 70 mph77 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (24%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (23%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (63%)
  • Passenger141 (32%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 1997: 61, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66197417
2ndA66508213
3rdA63344012
4thA592192707
5thA686172206
6thA685121802
7thB52886903
8thA6895903
9thB53054500
10thB62604900
11thB65423400
12thB53202300
13thB62772201
14thB64132401
15thA6831301
16thB62591100
17thB62611100
18thB62761101
19thB64121100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1997

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1997: 30.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1997

CA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1997: 107.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1997

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,004 collisions in 1997, and 29% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1997, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years