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Eden road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Eden in 1999, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1998 (288), and casualties rose from 427.

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 1999
333
Up 16% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
556
Up 30% on 1998
Fatal collisions
14
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 1999

4.2% of collisions in Eden in 1999 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.2%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight24373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.4%
  • Serious11521%
  • Slight42276%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 1999 is highlighted, with 333, up 16% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (9.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.4%)
  • February18 (5.4%)
  • March15 (4.5%)
  • April31 (9.3%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July26 (7.8%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September31 (9.3%)
  • October28 (8.4%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (52%)
  • Wet or damp144 (43%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph64 (19%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph169 (51%)
  • 70 mph87 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (27%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5%)
  • Van occupant22 (4%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35118 (21%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5%)
  • Over 7523 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (59%)
  • Passenger201 (36%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (13%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 1999: 68, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM668123315
2ndA6662111516
3rdA6365316
4thA592235205
5thA685213625
6thA686193518
7thB52885501
8thB62605801
9thB65425800
10thA6893301
11thB53203301
12thB53052300
13thB62592201
14thB62762210
15thB62772501
16thA741210
17thB64331100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 1999

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 1999: 32.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 1999

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 1999: 137.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1999

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,083 collisions in 1999, and 31% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 1999, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years