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Eden road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2023, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2022 (111), and casualties rose from 159.

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 2023
123
Up 11% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
162
Up 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2023

5.7% of collisions in Eden in 2023 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75.7%
  • Serious4537%
  • Slight7158%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.3%
  • Serious5232%
  • Slight10364%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 123, up 11% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 123
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (21%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday10 (8.1%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.9%)
  • February3 (2.4%)
  • March8 (6.5%)
  • April12 (9.8%)
  • May12 (9.8%)
  • June19 (15%)
  • July8 (6.5%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September7 (5.7%)
  • October12 (9.8%)
  • November7 (5.7%)
  • December11 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (57%)
  • Wet or damp41 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (6.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph26 (21%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph58 (47%)
  • 70 mph27 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (14%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2013 (8%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (14%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.8%)
  • Over 759 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (65%)
  • Passenger45 (28%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (10%)
  • Motorcycle22 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (5)

Accident hotspots in Eden in 2023

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eden in 2023, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2023

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2023: 25, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA662536113
2ndM6203026
3rdA59281204
4thA6868902
5thA6857804
6thA65702
7thB52883501
8thB53052301
9thB64122202
10thB53201210
11thB64131100
12thB65421110

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2023

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2023: 10.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2023

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2023: 44.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2023

Westmorland and Furness recorded 436 collisions in 2023, and 28% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2023, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years