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CA14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,774 road traffic collisions in the CA14 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 93 were fatal and 921 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
4,774
622nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,713
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
93
101 people killed
Serious collisions
921
1,113 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal931.9%
  • Serious92119%
  • Slight3,76079%

What the data shows

  • CA14 had 609 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 943 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in CA14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 986 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA14, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in CA14.

Where CA14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
622nd
Most casualties
542nd
Most fatal collisions
349th
Most serious collisions
509th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday659 (14%)
  • Tuesday667 (14%)
  • Wednesday661 (14%)
  • Thursday667 (14%)
  • Friday854 (18%)
  • Saturday734 (15%)
  • Sunday532 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,417 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,010 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting294 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,404 (92%)
  • Roundabout157 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road125 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph3,019 (63%)
  • 40 mph446 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph75 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1,135 (24%)
  • 70 mph84 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,571 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds682 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds125 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds110 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other105 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded136 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,286 (64%)
  • Pedestrian1,134 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist553 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist297 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant174 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant55 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA14 peaked at 171 in 2003; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253643
20244251
20234360
20224859
20213642
20206071
201967104
201898142
201785116
201694136
2015106129
201488125
20137598
201293154
20116890
201079104
200989125
2008109156
2007111154
2006125201
2005138204
2004118157
2003171254
2002117179
2001135209
2000127192
1999140204
199881131
1997133189
1996131178
1995136187
1994115158
1993117161
1992120175
1991114155
1990116162
1989127181
1988101143
1987111166
1986102157
198594114
1984115161
1983128169
1982118161
1981127167
1980114143
19797696

Map of recent crashes in CA14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA14

The 24 most recent collisions in CA14 happened between 10 April and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA14

The A596 has the most collisions in CA14, 640 of 4,774 (13%), followed by the A595 (545).

Collisions in CA14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59664096214138
2ndA59554587119102
3rdA597468642572
4thB5296381493491
5thA663485691680
6thB5297151189117
7thA5086109163125

Council area for CA14

CA14 is in Cumberland, where police recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CA14 accounts for 12% of them.

Towns in CA14

Collisions in CA14 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Workington (2,429) and Distington (317).