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Eden road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2010, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (203), and casualties fell from 284.

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 2010
184
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
253
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2010

1.6% of collisions in Eden in 2010 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4223%
  • Slight13976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight20179%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 184, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (21%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.4%)
  • February15 (8.2%)
  • March10 (5.4%)
  • April12 (6.5%)
  • May18 (9.8%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July17 (9.2%)
  • August14 (7.6%)
  • September18 (9.8%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November17 (9.2%)
  • December14 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (5.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (60%)
  • Wet or damp52 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (8.7%)
  • Snow6 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph35 (19%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph100 (54%)
  • 70 mph36 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (17%)
  • 56 to 6531 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (67%)
  • Passenger67 (26%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (67%)
  • Motorcycle31 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2010, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2010

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2010: 39, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66395607
2ndM6203014
3rdA6172722
4thA686162006
5thA592121706
6thB53057901
7thA6856802
8thB52885800
9thB53204601
10thB65423301
11thB62602400
12thB64122200
13thA6831201
14thA6891100
15thB62591101
16thB62761101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2010

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2010: 23.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2010

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2010: 72.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2010

Westmorland and Furness recorded 638 collisions in 2010, and 29% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years