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Eden road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2014, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2013 (162), and casualties rose from 245.

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 2014
164
Up 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
254
Up 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2014

1.8% of collisions in Eden in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3723%
  • Slight12476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight20882%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2014 is highlighted, with 164, up 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday15 (9.1%)
  • Thursday28 (17%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (4.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.5%)
  • February12 (7.3%)
  • March9 (5.5%)
  • April16 (9.8%)
  • May13 (7.9%)
  • June23 (14%)
  • July12 (7.3%)
  • August12 (7.3%)
  • September9 (5.5%)
  • October15 (9.1%)
  • November21 (13%)
  • December13 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (65%)
  • Wet or damp49 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph35 (21%)
  • 40 mph5 (3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph87 (53%)
  • 70 mph31 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (24%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (15%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (18%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (64%)
  • Passenger75 (30%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area and Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 8PU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Eden in 2014, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2014

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2014: 40, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66406816
2ndM6243904
3rdA6172315
4thA686101605
5thA6896804
6thB528861501
7thA5925802
8thA6853411
9thB65423300
10thB62602201
11thB64122300
12thB53051100
13thB62611100
14thB62701101
15thB62771101
16thB64131100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2014

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2014: 16.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2014

CA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2014: 57.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2014

Westmorland and Furness recorded 623 collisions in 2014, and 26% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years