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Eden road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2020, and 120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (105), and casualties fell from 137.

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 2020
97
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
120
Down 12% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2020

2.1% of collisions in Eden in 2020 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious3536%
  • Slight6062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious3832%
  • Slight8067%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2020 is highlighted, with 97, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 97
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday10 (10%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday18 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (19%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (6.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9.3%)
  • February17 (18%)
  • March3 (3.1%)
  • April4 (4.1%)
  • May3 (3.1%)
  • June9 (9.3%)
  • July9 (9.3%)
  • August14 (14%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October6 (6.2%)
  • November3 (3.1%)
  • December10 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (7.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (48%)
  • Wet or damp44 (45%)
  • Frost or ice5 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph15 (15%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph56 (58%)
  • 70 mph20 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (24%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (14%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist6 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (4.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2017 (14%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3525 (21%)
  • 36 to 459 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5521 (18%)
  • 56 to 6521 (18%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider85 (71%)
  • Passenger25 (21%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car90 (62%)
  • Motorcycle19 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2020, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2020

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2020: 18, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66182807
2ndM6151603
3rdA5928804
4thA68681003
5thA66702
6thA6854402
7thB53053301
8thB52882201
9thB62772201
10thA6831110
11thA6891100
12thB53201301
13thB62601101
14thB62611101
15thB62701100
16thB62761101
17thB64121101

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2020

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2020: 9.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2020

CA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2020: 33.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2020

Westmorland and Furness recorded 355 collisions in 2020, and 27% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2020, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years