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CA13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,942 road traffic collisions in the CA13 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,940 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 451 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
1,942
1,777th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,940
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
90 people killed
Serious collisions
451
606 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Down 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal753.9%
  • Serious45123%
  • Slight1,41673%

What the data shows

  • CA13 had 288 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 419 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in CA13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 280 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA13, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in CA13.

Where CA13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,777th
Most casualties
1,677th
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
1,630th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday262 (13%)
  • Tuesday274 (14%)
  • Wednesday267 (14%)
  • Thursday284 (15%)
  • Friday350 (18%)
  • Saturday272 (14%)
  • Sunday233 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,471 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting322 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,754 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout60 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph545 (28%)
  • 40 mph28 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph48 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph1,183 (61%)
  • 70 mph133 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,442 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds295 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,079 (71%)
  • Pedestrian277 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist139 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant90 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA13 peaked at 61 in 1988; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251930
20242636
20231723
20223141
20212230
20202534
20193643
20183558
20174057
20163752
20154364
20144864
20133455
20123341
20114158
20103350
20094760
20085383
20073850
20064977
20055083
20044876
20033863
20024476
20014883
20004260
19994566
19982844
19974462
19963653
19954167
19944364
19934574
19924469
19914668
19905089
19894974
19886190
19874862
19864268
19855887
19844261
19834170
19824173
19815695
19805786
19794871

Map of recent crashes in CA13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA13

The 24 most recent collisions in CA13 happened between 22 October 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA13

The A66 has the most collisions in CA13, 517 of 1,942 (27%), followed by the A5086 (233).

Collisions in CA13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6651790232130
2ndA5086233336656
3rdA5952073721652
4thB5292177218441
5thA594114200719
6thB5289426514
7thB5291151901
8thA591122304
9thB53014501

Council areas covering CA13

Collisions in CA13 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cumberland has 1,934 of 1,942 (99.6%).

Collisions in CA13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland1,9342,92175449
2ndDumfries and Galloway51101
3rdWestmorland and Furness3801

Town in CA13

Of the 1,942 collisions in CA13, 441 (23%) were in Cockermouth.