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Eden road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2022, and 159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2021 (132), and casualties fell from 177.

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 2022
111
Down 16% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
159
Down 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
7.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2022

7.2% of collisions in Eden in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal87.2%
  • Serious3027%
  • Slight7366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal95.7%
  • Serious4025%
  • Slight11069%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 111, down 16% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 111
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (12%)
  • Thursday13 (12%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (20%)
  • Sunday18 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (5.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (3.6%)
  • February9 (8.1%)
  • March7 (6.3%)
  • April11 (9.9%)
  • May10 (9%)
  • June11 (9.9%)
  • July13 (12%)
  • August10 (9%)
  • September10 (9%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November6 (5.4%)
  • December8 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (60%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (64%)
  • Wet or damp32 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph25 (23%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph56 (50%)
  • 70 mph25 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (24%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist8 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2028 (18%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3522 (14%)
  • 36 to 4516 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (19%)
  • 56 to 6516 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (5%)
  • Over 758 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (69%)
  • Passenger40 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car119 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle15 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 3 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 (3)

Accident hotspots in Eden in 2022

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2022, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2022

The M6 had the most collisions in Eden in 2022: 18, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6183113
2ndA66162653
3rdA68691316
4thA681112
5thA5926703
6thB53054500
7thA6832200
8thA6852602
9thA6892200
10thB62602400
11thB62772501
12thB52881100
13thB62591101
14thB62761101
15thB64121100
16thB64131100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2022

Penrith had 16 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2022

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2022: 39.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2022

Westmorland and Furness recorded 407 collisions in 2022, and 27% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years