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Eden road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2004, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (279), and casualties rose from 415.

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 2004
272
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
420
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2004

2.2% of collisions in Eden in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight21780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight34482%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 272, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.9%)
  • February19 (7%)
  • March20 (7.4%)
  • April11 (4%)
  • May38 (14%)
  • June25 (9.2%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August39 (14%)
  • September21 (7.7%)
  • October18 (6.6%)
  • November10 (3.7%)
  • December27 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (58%)
  • Wet or damp97 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph46 (17%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph158 (58%)
  • 70 mph61 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (24%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Van occupant21 (5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (16%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (62%)
  • Passenger143 (34%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (71%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area and Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 8PU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Eden in 2004, with 20 collisions each.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2004

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 2004: 47, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM64791111
2ndA66467314
3rdA686375119
4thA6324805
5thA592162401
6thA685162521
7thB530571202
8thA6895602
9thB62605701
10thB53204501
11thA6831200
12thB5281100
13thB52881100
14thB62591100
15thB62701201
16thB64131100
17thB65421101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2004

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2004: 27.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2004

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2004: 108.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2004

Westmorland and Furness recorded 910 collisions in 2004, and 30% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2004, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years