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CA12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,798 road traffic collisions in the CA12 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 445 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
1,798
1,840th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,897
1.61 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
77 people killed
Serious collisions
445
617 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal643.6%
  • Serious44525%
  • Slight1,28972%

What the data shows

  • CA12 had 254 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 334 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in CA12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 318 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA12, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in CA12.

Where CA12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,840th
Most casualties
1,692nd
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
1,644th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday241 (13%)
  • Tuesday236 (13%)
  • Wednesday216 (12%)
  • Thursday224 (12%)
  • Friday263 (15%)
  • Saturday344 (19%)
  • Sunday274 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,422 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting281 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,620 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph475 (26%)
  • 40 mph33 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,116 (62%)
  • 70 mph155 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,328 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds273 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Other34 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded48 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,936 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist291 (10%)
  • Pedestrian274 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist155 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant45 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA12 peaked at 61 in 1987; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252225
20242533
20232230
20222334
20211424
20201212
20192737
20183951
20173846
20163244
20153263
20143350
20133952
20122337
20112442
20102679
20093856
20083247
20074773
20064073
20053774
20043764
20034065
20023768
20014157
20005988
19995398
19983547
19975192
19964668
19953978
19944377
19933155
19923464
19913552
19905391
19895986
19885176
19876193
19863556
19854175
19845289
19834567
19824166
19815482
19805276
19794885

Map of recent crashes in CA12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA12

The 24 most recent collisions in CA12 happened between 2 November 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA12

The A66 has the most collisions in CA12, 544 of 1,798 (30%), followed by the A591 (467).

Collisions in CA12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA665441,06833125
2ndA59146777916144
3rdB5289221317652
4thA5271146177435
5thB52923554010
6thB5359283213
7thB5291202714

Council areas covering CA12

Collisions in CA12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 1,641 of 1,798 (91%).

Collisions in CA12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland1,6412,58856405
2ndWestmorland and Furness157309840

Town in CA12

Of the 1,798 collisions in CA12, 371 (21%) were in Keswick.