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Eden road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2018, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (175), and casualties rose from 248.

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 2018
184
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
250
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2018

3.8% of collisions in Eden in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight13473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight19277%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 184, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March15 (8.2%)
  • April11 (6%)
  • May17 (9.2%)
  • June11 (6%)
  • July24 (13%)
  • August17 (9.2%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October10 (5.4%)
  • November16 (8.7%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (72%)
  • Wet or damp35 (19%)
  • Snow9 (4.9%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph54 (29%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph76 (41%)
  • 70 mph45 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (74%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (4%)
  • Van occupant10 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2020 (8%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3537 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (20%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (10%)
  • Over 7518 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (66%)
  • Passenger69 (28%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2018, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2018

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2018: 50, including 5 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA665075510
2ndM6283618
3rdA6173015
4thA6868903
5thA59271102
6thB53056702
7thA6855600
8thA6894502
9thB52882200
10thB53202400
11thB62592200
12thB64132201
13thA5951200
14thA6831101
15thB62601100
16thB62611100
17thB62761101
18thB64121200
19thB65421100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2018

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2018: 21.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2018

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2018: 71.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2018

Westmorland and Furness recorded 576 collisions in 2018, and 32% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2018, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years