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Eden road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 132 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2021, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 36% on 2020 (97), and casualties rose from 120.

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 2021
132
Up 36% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
177
Up 48% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2021

4.5% of collisions in Eden in 2021 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.5%
  • Serious3930%
  • Slight8766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74%
  • Serious4727%
  • Slight12369%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2021 is highlighted, with 132, up 36% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 132
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (18%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (9.8%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday22 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.3%)
  • February1 (0.8%)
  • March7 (5.3%)
  • April12 (9.1%)
  • May18 (14%)
  • June13 (9.8%)
  • July15 (11%)
  • August22 (17%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October6 (4.5%)
  • November8 (6.1%)
  • December9 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (72%)
  • Wet or damp35 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3%)
  • 30 mph26 (20%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph60 (45%)
  • 70 mph31 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (25%)
  • Roundabout4 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (15%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3524 (14%)
  • 36 to 4515 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (14%)
  • 66 to 7516 (9%)
  • Over 7513 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (68%)
  • Passenger45 (25%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (10%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2021, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2021

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2021: 28, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA662838311
2ndM6212704
3rdA686101114
4thA691001
5thA59281603
6thA6856700
7thB62606804
8thB62593301
9thA6891200
10thB52881100
11thB53051201
12thB53201200
13thB62611101
14thB62701301
15thB62771100
16thB65421100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2021

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2021: 15.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2021

CA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2021: 47.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2021

Westmorland and Furness recorded 371 collisions in 2021, and 36% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2021, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2021.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years