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Eden road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2006, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2005 (290), and casualties fell from 442.

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 2006
247
Down 15% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
373
Down 16% on 2005
Fatal collisions
14
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2006

5.7% of collisions in Eden in 2006 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal145.7%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight18675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal205.4%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight29780%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2006 is highlighted, with 247, down 15% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.7%)
  • February12 (4.9%)
  • March12 (4.9%)
  • April22 (8.9%)
  • May19 (7.7%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July23 (9.3%)
  • August19 (7.7%)
  • September24 (9.7%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December17 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (63%)
  • Wet or damp82 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph54 (22%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph132 (53%)
  • 70 mph51 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (14%)
  • Van occupant25 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2065 (17%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (19%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (65%)
  • Passenger109 (29%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (64%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (12%)
  • Motorcycle51 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2006, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2006

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 2006: 39, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM63976210
2ndA66366235
3rdA686303617
4thA6263724
5thA685121904
6thA59281212
7thA68981114
8thB626081502
9thB52885501
10thB53055511
11thA6832201
12thB53202402
13thB62592400
14thB65422300
15thB62761101
16thB62771110
17thB64121100
18thB64131100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2006

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2006: 33.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2006

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2006: 89.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2006

Westmorland and Furness recorded 860 collisions in 2006, and 29% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years