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Eden road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2015, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2014 (164), and casualties rose from 254.

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 2015
203
Up 24% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
271
Up 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2015

3.4% of collisions in Eden in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight22483%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2015 is highlighted, with 203, up 24% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (8.4%)
  • Thursday18 (8.9%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (5.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (8.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February12 (5.9%)
  • March13 (6.4%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May12 (5.9%)
  • June16 (7.9%)
  • July20 (9.9%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September20 (9.9%)
  • October12 (5.9%)
  • November16 (7.9%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (54%)
  • Wet or damp75 (37%)
  • Snow8 (3.9%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph40 (20%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph113 (56%)
  • 70 mph42 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (68%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2038 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.7%)
  • Over 7517 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (68%)
  • Passenger67 (25%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car253 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2015, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2015

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2015: 46, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66466649
2ndM6283914
3rdA6182515
4thA592161801
5thA68691000
6thA68581803
7thB53057801
8thB65425501
9thB62603400
10thB62613400
11thA6832202
12thA6892200
13thB52882201
14thA6841100
15thB53201300
16thB62761200
17thB64131101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2015

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2015: 24.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2015

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2015: 78.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2015

Westmorland and Furness recorded 624 collisions in 2015, and 33% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years