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Eden road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1998, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (293), and casualties fell from 446.

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 1998
288
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
427
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1998

4.2% of collisions in Eden in 1998 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.2%
  • Serious6824%
  • Slight20872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious8420%
  • Slight33077%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 288, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (11%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.9%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April13 (4.5%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June27 (9.4%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August28 (9.7%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November23 (8%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (48%)
  • Wet or damp132 (46%)
  • Snow9 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (15%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph173 (60%)
  • 70 mph65 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2073 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3597 (23%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.2%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (63%)
  • Passenger138 (32%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (13%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 1998: 62, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666290318
2ndM64677310
3rdA6385526
4thA685202803
5thA592152602
6thA686132706
7thA6895502
8thB52885701
9thB53205710
10thB53053401
11thB62603503
12thB62773403
13thB64133500
14thA6832300
15thB62612200
16thB62762302
17thB64122200
18thB65422310
19thA5951400
20thA6(M)1100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1998

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1998: 26.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1998

CA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1998: 98.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1998

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,026 collisions in 1998, and 28% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years