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Eden road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Eden in 2024, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (123), and casualties fell from 162.

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 2024
114
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
146
Down 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Eden in 2024

4.4% of collisions in Eden in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.9% and 24% in Eden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.4%
  • Serious3127%
  • Slight7868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal96.2%
  • Serious3524%
  • Slight10270%

Eden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 333 in 1999. 2024 is highlighted, with 114, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 114
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday13 (11%)
  • Thursday8 (7%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (20%)
  • Sunday19 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (8.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (25%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (11%)
  • February7 (6.1%)
  • March3 (2.6%)
  • April13 (11%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June19 (17%)
  • July11 (9.6%)
  • August9 (7.9%)
  • September11 (9.6%)
  • October8 (7%)
  • November3 (2.6%)
  • December5 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (67%)
  • Wet or damp35 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph14 (12%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (52%)
  • 70 mph24 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eden in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Pedestrian9 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (12%)
  • 21 to 2510 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3523 (16%)
  • 36 to 4523 (16%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.8%)
  • Over 7511 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (71%)
  • Passenger34 (23%)
  • Pedestrian9 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car120 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (11%)
  • Motorcycle19 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eden in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area and Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 8PU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Eden in 2024, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Eden with the most crashes in 2024

The A66 had the most collisions in Eden in 2024: 22, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eden, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66223227
2ndM6182813
3rdA592121415
4thA691213
5thA68591001
6thA6867903
7thB62593401
8thB53052201
9thB62602200
10thB65422301
11thB53201100
12thB64131100

Towns in Eden: crashes in 2024

Penrith had the most collisions of any town in Eden in 2024: 8.

Postcode districts in Eden: crashes in 2024

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eden in 2024: 46.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2024

Westmorland and Furness recorded 383 collisions in 2024, and 30% of them were in the old Eden district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Eden in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Eden in 2024, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2024.

Severity

Eden road accidents in other years