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Eden road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2005, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2004 (272), and casualties rose from 420.

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 2005
290
Up 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
442
Up 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2005

2.4% of collisions in Eden in 2005 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious7325%
  • Slight21072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious10123%
  • Slight33175%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2005 is highlighted, with 290, up 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (12%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March12 (4.1%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August28 (9.7%)
  • September15 (5.2%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November21 (7.2%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (56%)
  • Wet or damp115 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (17%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph156 (54%)
  • 70 mph73 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (26%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.5%)
  • Pedestrian11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4593 (21%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (62%)
  • Passenger156 (35%)
  • Pedestrian11 (2.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (12%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 8PU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2005, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2005

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2005: 66, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666610439
2ndM65590015
3rdA6862940214
4thA6202513
5thA592161903
6thA685142805
7thA68971203
8thB528851411
9thB65424401
10thB53052201
11thB53202200
12thB62602301
13thB62762301
14thB62591101
15thB62611100
16thB62771100
17thB64131100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2005

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2005: 24.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2005

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2005: 97.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2005

Westmorland and Furness recorded 908 collisions in 2005, and 32% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2005, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years