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Eden road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2008, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2007 (267), and casualties fell from 374.

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 2008
209
Down 22% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
306
Down 18% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2008

None of the collisions in Eden in 2008 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2914%
  • Slight18086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26787%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 209, down 22% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (18%)
  • Sunday35 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (5.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.6%)
  • February11 (5.3%)
  • March22 (11%)
  • April12 (5.7%)
  • May19 (9.1%)
  • June16 (7.7%)
  • July20 (9.6%)
  • August27 (13%)
  • September18 (8.6%)
  • October19 (9.1%)
  • November12 (5.7%)
  • December13 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (54%)
  • Wet or damp80 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.3%)
  • Snow7 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph38 (18%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (51%)
  • 70 mph47 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (23%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Van occupant19 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2054 (18%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (61%)
  • Passenger103 (34%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (69%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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)

Accident hotspots in Eden in 2008

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2008, with 18 collisions.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2008

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2008: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66386905
2ndM6375406
3rdA6253804
4thA686203003
5thA592131401
6thB626051001
7thA6854501
8thA6893301
9thB52883400
10thB53053301
11thB53202302
12thB62592400
13thA31200
14thB62611100
15thB64131100
16thB65421100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2008

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2008: 25.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2008

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2008: 83.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2008

Westmorland and Furness recorded 776 collisions in 2008, and 27% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2008.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years