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Eden road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2001, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2000 (300), and casualties fell from 534.

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 2001
248
Down 17% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
366
Down 31% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2001

4% of collisions in Eden in 2001 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight18474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious7721%
  • Slight27976%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2001 is highlighted, with 248, down 17% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (9.7%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday49 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.7%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March16 (6.5%)
  • April15 (6%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June19 (7.7%)
  • July32 (13%)
  • August15 (6%)
  • September18 (7.3%)
  • October24 (9.7%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December19 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (49%)
  • Wet or damp112 (45%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph57 (23%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (53%)
  • 70 mph50 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (20%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2039 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3577 (21%)
  • 36 to 4575 (20%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (59%)
  • Passenger122 (33%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (11%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 5 busiest accident hotspots in Eden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (5)

Accident hotspots in Eden in 2001

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2001, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2001

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2001: 42, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA664264112
2ndM63556214
3rdA6293839
4thA686213026
5thA592162101
6thA685111911
7thB52886600
8thB626061200
9thB53055910
10thA6893601
11thA66(M)2302
12thB62612300
13thB64132200
14thA50861200
15thA5951100
16thA6(M)1300
17thA60711201
18thA691100
19thB53201100
20thB62771200

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2001

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2001: 26.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2001

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2001: 77.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2001

Westmorland and Furness recorded 873 collisions in 2001, and 28% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years