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Eden road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2002, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2001 (248), and casualties rose from 366.

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 2002
304
Up 23% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
462
Up 26% on 2001
Fatal collisions
15
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2002

4.9% of collisions in Eden in 2002 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.9%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight23276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious7817%
  • Slight36880%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2002 is highlighted, with 304, up 23% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.9%)
  • February21 (6.9%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April28 (9.2%)
  • May26 (8.6%)
  • June18 (5.9%)
  • July35 (12%)
  • August30 (9.9%)
  • September20 (6.6%)
  • October23 (7.6%)
  • November30 (9.9%)
  • December29 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (53%)
  • Wet or damp134 (44%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph49 (16%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (50%)
  • 70 mph93 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (31%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (22%)
  • 36 to 4586 (19%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (62%)
  • Passenger158 (34%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (65%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 5 busiest accident hotspots in Eden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (5)

Accident hotspots in Eden in 2002

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 8PU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2002, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2002

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 2002: 73, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM673111213
2ndA665610865
3rdA6863347212
4thA6304526
5thA592172403
6thA685101905
7thB528871012
8thA6896701
9thB53053301
10thB53203400
11thB62603700
12thA50921100
13thA60711101
14thA741210
15thB62591400
16thB62771100
17thB65421100
18thB70761100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2002

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2002: 25.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2002

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2002: 104.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2002

Westmorland and Furness recorded 986 collisions in 2002, and 31% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years