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Eden road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2017, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (169), and casualties rose from 229.

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 2017
175
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
248
Up 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
9
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2017

5.1% of collisions in Eden in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal95.1%
  • Serious3922%
  • Slight12773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight19478%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2017 is highlighted, with 175, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (5.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.7%)
  • February15 (8.6%)
  • March10 (5.7%)
  • April11 (6.3%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June22 (13%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August17 (9.7%)
  • September10 (5.7%)
  • October16 (9.1%)
  • November14 (8%)
  • December14 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (78%)
  • Wet or damp27 (15%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph43 (25%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph93 (53%)
  • 70 mph26 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.7%)
  • Over 7519 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (66%)
  • Passenger70 (28%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 and the 4 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 (4)

Accident hotspots in Eden in 2017

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2017, with 14 collisions.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2017

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2017: 34, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66344947
2ndA6212723
3rdM6212812
4thA686121806
5thA592101104
6thA685101910
7thB530571303
8thA6893402
9thB52883300
10thB64122500
11thA6831101
12thB53201100
13thB62601201
14thB62611201
15thB62761101
16thB62771100
17thB64131100
18thB65421101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2017

Penrith had 18 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2017

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2017: 66.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2017

Westmorland and Furness recorded 615 collisions in 2017, and 28% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2017, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years