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Eden road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2003, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (304), and casualties fell from 462.

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 2003
279
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
415
Down 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
17
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2003

6.1% of collisions in Eden in 2003 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal176.1%
  • Serious5620%
  • Slight20674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194.6%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight32378%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2003 is highlighted, with 279, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February18 (6.5%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April24 (8.6%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July25 (9%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September27 (9.7%)
  • October20 (7.2%)
  • November18 (6.5%)
  • December18 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (66%)
  • Wet or damp84 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (20%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph154 (55%)
  • 70 mph64 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (23%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (10%)
  • 21 to 2536 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3596 (23%)
  • 36 to 4575 (18%)
  • 46 to 5561 (15%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (68%)
  • Passenger113 (27%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (70%)
  • Motorcycle59 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 8PU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2003, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2003

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2003: 50, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66508938
2ndM64362611
3rdA6324514
4thA686233026
5thA592131903
6thA685121911
7thB528871404
8thB62607701
9thA6896821
10thB53056801
11thB62773511
12thB62592200
13thB64132300
14thB65422301
15thA5021100
16thA5951100
17thA6831201
18thB53201201
19thB62631101
20thB62641100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2003

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2003: 25.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2003

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2003: 101.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2003

Westmorland and Furness recorded 929 collisions in 2003, and 30% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2003, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years