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Eden road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

District council until April 2023, now part of Westmorland and Furness. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2007
267
Up 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
374
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2007

2.6% of collisions in Eden in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight22183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight31785%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2007 is highlighted, with 267, up 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (6.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.1%)
  • February10 (3.7%)
  • March23 (8.6%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May22 (8.2%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July21 (7.9%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September23 (8.6%)
  • October21 (7.9%)
  • November21 (7.9%)
  • December21 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (59%)
  • Wet or damp94 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph48 (18%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph139 (52%)
  • 70 mph65 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (64%)
  • Passenger110 (29%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (10%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (5)

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2007

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2007: 54, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66548725
2ndM6415838
3rdA6304203
4thA686182104
5thA592162401
6thB530591212
7thA68581301
8thA68971100
9thB62605801
10thB53204410
11thB52883301
12thB62592201
13thB64122200
14thB64132201
15thB30541101
16thB32961100
17thB62611100
18thB62761100
19thB62771101
20thB65241101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2007

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2007: 31.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2007

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2007: 93.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2007

Westmorland and Furness recorded 870 collisions in 2007, and 31% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years