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Eden road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2016, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2015 (203), and casualties fell from 271.

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 2016
169
Down 17% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
229
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2016

3% of collisions in Eden in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight13077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18681%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2016 is highlighted, with 169, down 17% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 169
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday13 (7.7%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (9.5%)
  • Friday33 (20%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February12 (7.1%)
  • March12 (7.1%)
  • April16 (9.5%)
  • May14 (8.3%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August15 (8.9%)
  • September14 (8.3%)
  • October11 (6.5%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December6 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (69%)
  • Wet or damp44 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph28 (17%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (3%)
  • 60 mph95 (56%)
  • 70 mph27 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (10%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2030 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.3%)
  • Over 7512 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (67%)
  • Passenger62 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (76%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 8PU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2016, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2016

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2016: 37, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66375215
2ndM6223014
3rdA6141525
4thA686132003
5thA68591301
6thA5927801
7thB62604401
8thA6893302
9thB52883900
10thB53053302
11thB62592400
12thB62702301
13thB62762302
14thB64132201
15thA6951200
16thB53201200
17thB62611100
18thB62771100
19thB64121201
20thB65421100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2016

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2016: 15.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2016

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2016: 64.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2016

Westmorland and Furness recorded 612 collisions in 2016, and 28% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years