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Eden road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2019, and 137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 43% on 2018 (184), and casualties fell from 250.

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 2019
105
Down 43% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
137
Down 45% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2019

5.7% of collisions in Eden in 2019 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.7%
  • Serious3029%
  • Slight6966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.4%
  • Serious3324%
  • Slight9872%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2019 is highlighted, with 105, down 43% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 105
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (16%)
  • Tuesday10 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday16 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (18%)
  • Sunday15 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (5.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.5%)
  • February8 (7.6%)
  • March7 (6.7%)
  • April5 (4.8%)
  • May13 (12%)
  • June6 (5.7%)
  • July8 (7.6%)
  • August14 (13%)
  • September5 (4.8%)
  • October10 (9.5%)
  • November10 (9.5%)
  • December9 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57 (54%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (27%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (63%)
  • Wet or damp31 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (7.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (34%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph43 (41%)
  • 70 mph24 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (59%)
  • Pedestrian14 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (8%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2012 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 259 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3522 (16%)
  • 36 to 4519 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (18%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.8%)
  • Over 759 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (68%)
  • Passenger30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian14 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car119 (65%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 8PU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2019, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2019

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 2019: 24, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6243225
2ndA66122116
3rdA6111213
4thA59281003
5thA68561103
6thA6864600
7thA6894400
8thB53052200
9thB52881100
10thB53201200
11thB62601100
12thB62761100
13thB64131101
14thB65421101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2019

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2019: 12.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2019

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2019: 44.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2019

Westmorland and Furness recorded 484 collisions in 2019, and 22% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2019, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years