Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 19 Oct 2025, 19:49
- BMW 1 Series, Nissan Juke and a taxi
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025031657942
Hillcrest and Hensingham, Cumberland, CA28 8RE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 287 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Hillcrest and Hensingham ward, Cumberland, from 2001 to 2025, with 420 casualties. Of those collisions, 28 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 10 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 287
- 2,770th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 420
- 1.46 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- Down 60% on 2024
Crash severity at the CA28 8RE hotspot
28 of the 287 collisions here (9.8%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious289.8%
- Slight25990%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 28
- Slightly injured
- 392
- All casualties
- 420
Accidents by year at the CA28 8RE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 21 in 2003, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CA28 8RE hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 | 16 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 17 | 25 |
| 2016 | 11 | 21 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 16 | 21 |
| 2013 | 9 | 17 |
| 2012 | 16 | 19 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 11 | 17 |
| 2009 | 9 | 14 |
| 2008 | 13 | 16 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 19 | 22 |
| 2005 | 18 | 48 |
| 2004 | 17 | 25 |
| 2003 | 21 | 34 |
| 2002 | 13 | 18 |
| 2001 | 13 | 19 |
Map of crashes at the CA28 8RE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CA28 8RE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Hillcrest and Hensingham, Cumberland, CA28 8RE area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CA28 8RE hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Hillcrest and Hensingham
- Council area
- Cumberland
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CA28 8RE
- Postcode district
- CA28
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.53804, -3.5656
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 19 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 2,770th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CA28 8RE hotspot
285 of the 287 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Whitehaven.
Accident hotspots near CA28 8RE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Hillcrest and Hensingham, Cumberland, CA28 6TL area, 0.7 km away, with 63 collisions.
- Hillcrest and Hensingham, Cumberland, CA28 6TL area0.7 km away, 92 casualties63 collisions
- Egremont North and St Bees, Cumberland, CA28 9SZ area1.5 km away, 276 casualties209 collisions
- Hillcrest and Hensingham, Cumberland, CA25 5RQ area1.7 km away, 102 casualties66 collisions
- Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 7NG area1.7 km away, 657 casualties490 collisions
- Kells and Sandwith, Cumberland, CA28 9PP area1.7 km away, 154 casualties117 collisions
- Egremont North and St Bees, Cumberland, CA24 3JZ area2.1 km away, 118 casualties70 collisions
- Bransty, Cumberland, CA28 6LU area2.2 km away, 97 casualties69 collisions
- Howgate, Cumberland, CA28 6NG area3 km away, 244 casualties162 collisions
All 287 crashes at the CA28 8RE hotspot
Newest first, from 10 January 2001 to 19 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Ford Ka+ crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 10 Oct 2025, 06:50
- Ford Ka+ and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025031654146
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 10 Oct 2025, 06:50
- BMW 3 Series and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025031652925
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 1 May 2025, 16:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025031584940
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 23 Dec 2024, 15:30
- Volkswagen Tiguan and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031536034
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 28 Nov 2024, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031524340
- Slight
Dacia Duster crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 15 Nov 2024, 08:20
- Dacia Duster, Mini Cooper and Ford Transit Custom
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031516916
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 9 Nov 2024, 20:04
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Tourneo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031514601
- Serious
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 23 Aug 2024, 16:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031483108
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 2 Aug 2024, 08:58
- Skoda Octavia and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031475237
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 16 Jun 2024, 00:09
- Renault Captur and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031456266
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 30 Mar 2024, 14:53
- Nissan Qashqai and Jaguar X Type
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031426469
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 27 Feb 2024, 16:35
- Ford Fiesta and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024031415083
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A5094 in Cumberland, 18 Feb 2024, 09:02
- BMW 3 Series and Volvo S90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031411208
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 19 Dec 2023, 12:15
- Ford C-Max, Vauxhall Zafira and Suzuki Swift
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031390299
- Slight
Mercedes CLK Class crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 30 Nov 2023, 17:20
- Mercedes CLK Class and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031381063
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 21 Nov 2023, 15:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031377259
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 31 Oct 2023, 19:12
- Toyota Yaris and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031369124
- Slight
Honda Insight crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 27 Oct 2023, 11:45
- Honda Insight and Mazda CX-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031367654
- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 16 Oct 2023, 11:30
- Vauxhall Vivaro and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031364820
- Slight
Mini First crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 12 Oct 2023, 14:15
- Mini First and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031362699
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 14 Aug 2023, 08:56
- Honda CR-V, Volkswagen Polo and Audi A1
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031341349
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 2 Jul 2023, 15:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031325038
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 5 Jun 2023, 15:31
- Renault Megane and Kia Picanto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031315690
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 20 May 2023, 15:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031310157
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 21 Apr 2023, 08:03
- Nissan Qashqai, Volvo XC60 and Kia Rio
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023031299221
- Serious
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 9 Jan 2023, 19:10
- Volkswagen T-Roc and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023031261276
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 22 Dec 2022, 17:25
- Kia Venga and Yamaha YZF
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031256684
- Serious
Kia Venga crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 1 Dec 2022, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031248943
- Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 5 Nov 2022, 15:20
- Volvo XC60 and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031238870
- Serious
Audi TT crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 11 Aug 2022, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031208308
- Serious
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 12 May 2022, 07:00
- Ford Transit Connect and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022031181262
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 21 Apr 2022, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031191492
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 10 Feb 2022, 20:38
- BMW 1 Series and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022031156537
- Slight
Subaru Impreza crash on the A5094 in Cumberland, 13 Jan 2022, 17:26
- Subaru Impreza and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031146546
- Serious
Nissan Micra crash on the A5094 in Cumberland, 24 Oct 2021, 18:40
- Nissan Micra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021031102010
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 4 Sep 2021, 14:40
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021031090628
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 28 Jun 2021, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021031069026
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 10 Apr 2021, 18:29
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021031044020
- Serious
Ford C-Max crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 4 Mar 2021, 12:50
- Ford C-Max and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021031030497
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A5094 in Cumberland, 24 Nov 2020, 15:05
- Volkswagen Touran, Ford Fiesta, a car and a bus or coach
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020031003111
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B5295 in Cumberland, 23 Nov 2020, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020031003089
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 15 Sep 2020, 15:20
- Ford Transit Custom and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020030989396
- Slight
Hyundai Amica crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 13 Jun 2020, 18:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020030959009
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A5094 in Cumberland, 9 Jun 2020, 03:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020030956683
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 14 May 2020, 14:58
- Nissan Juke and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020030952357
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the A595 in Cumberland, 7 Mar 2020, 05:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020030937857
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland, 6 Mar 2020, 08:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020030939493