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Eden road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2009, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (209), and casualties fell from 306.

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 2009
203
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
284
Down 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2009

1.5% of collisions in Eden in 2009 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4321%
  • Slight15777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23482%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2009 is highlighted, with 203, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (19%)
  • Sunday37 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February10 (4.9%)
  • March13 (6.4%)
  • April18 (8.9%)
  • May13 (6.4%)
  • June27 (13%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August19 (9.4%)
  • September20 (9.9%)
  • October14 (6.9%)
  • November12 (5.9%)
  • December19 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other9 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (58%)
  • Wet or damp62 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.9%)
  • Snow11 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph31 (15%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph119 (59%)
  • 70 mph41 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (15%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2055 (19%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (69%)
  • Passenger76 (27%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (68%)
  • Motorcycle43 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2009, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2009

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 2009: 31, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6314714
2ndA66304605
3rdA6862126013
4thA6152113
5thA592141501
6thA685111502
7thB62606700
8thB625951302
9thA6894501
10thB52882200
11thB53052301
12thB53202200
13thB62612201
14thB64122200
15thB64132300
16thA30901100
17thA6831200
18thB30471101
19thB62771101
20thB65421101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2009

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2009: 23.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2009

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2009: 65.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2009

Westmorland and Furness recorded 698 collisions in 2009, and 29% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2009.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years