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Eden road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2011, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2010 (184), and casualties rose from 253.

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 2011
193
Up 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
277
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2011

2.6% of collisions in Eden in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight15580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight23083%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2011 is highlighted, with 193, up 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (18%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.2%)
  • February15 (7.8%)
  • March14 (7.3%)
  • April14 (7.3%)
  • May15 (7.8%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July19 (9.8%)
  • August16 (8.3%)
  • September17 (8.8%)
  • October13 (6.7%)
  • November15 (7.8%)
  • December19 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (65%)
  • Wet or damp60 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph45 (23%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (42%)
  • 70 mph44 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (10%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (19%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3560 (22%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (16%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.1%)
  • Over 7511 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (65%)
  • Passenger78 (28%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2011, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2011

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2011: 40, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66406116
2ndM6294606
3rdA6183104
4thA686182233
5thA592121402
6thA685101402
7thB528841100
8thB53053601
9thA6832200
10thA6892201
11thB53202300
12thB62592200
13thB62762210
14thB64132201
15thB65422300
16thB62601100
17thB62611201
18thB62701100
19thB64121100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2011

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2011: 29.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2011

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2011: 72.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2011

Westmorland and Furness recorded 597 collisions in 2011, and 32% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2011, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2011.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years