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Eden road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2012, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (193), and casualties fell from 277.

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 2012
165
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
225
Down 19% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2012

2.4% of collisions in Eden in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3421%
  • Slight12777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18180%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2012 is highlighted, with 165, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 165
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (17%)
  • Friday22 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.1%)
  • February7 (4.2%)
  • March16 (9.7%)
  • April8 (4.8%)
  • May14 (8.5%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July14 (8.5%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September16 (9.7%)
  • October5 (3%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December16 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (53%)
  • Wet or damp55 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (10%)
  • Snow4 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph27 (16%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph102 (62%)
  • 70 mph27 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (19%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (13%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (10%)
  • 21 to 2533 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.6%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (70%)
  • Passenger61 (27%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (69%)
  • Motorcycle31 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2012, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2012

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2012: 37, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66375109
2ndM6182710
3rdA592121403
4thA6121912
5thA686111303
6thB62607911
7thB62595702
8thA68341102
9thA6854500
10thB53054510
11thA6893301
12thB62613801
13thB62773302
14thB64122301
15thB64132200
16thB65422200
17thB52881100
18thB53201200

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2012

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2012: 14.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2012

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2012: 57.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2012

Westmorland and Furness recorded 554 collisions in 2012, and 30% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years