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CA15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,832 road traffic collisions in the CA15 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 410 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,832
1,825th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,588
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
58 people killed
Serious collisions
410
503 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CA15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal532.9%
  • Serious41022%
  • Slight1,36975%

What the data shows

  • CA15 had 227 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 363 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in CA15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 422 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA15, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in CA15.

Where CA15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,825th
Most casualties
1,809th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,732nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday267 (15%)
  • Tuesday238 (13%)
  • Wednesday236 (13%)
  • Thursday253 (14%)
  • Friday310 (17%)
  • Saturday291 (16%)
  • Sunday237 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,317 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting202 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,771 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,009 (55%)
  • 40 mph204 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph543 (30%)
  • 70 mph42 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,362 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other53 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,613 (62%)
  • Pedestrian436 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist242 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist129 (5%)
  • Van occupant65 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA15 peaked at 66 in 1996; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252231
20241417
20231823
20222128
20211215
20202629
20192428
20182433
20173643
20163046
20152429
20143566
20133553
20123653
20112947
20103455
20094671
20084060
20074669
20063858
20054266
20044667
20034254
20024467
20013555
20003544
19993652
19982740
19974768
19966686
19955268
19945379
19933753
19924363
19914678
19906083
19895471
19886497
19873642
19865271
19854558
19844553
19834061
19824262
19815672
19806585
19793239

Map of recent crashes in CA15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA15

The 24 most recent collisions in CA15 happened between 20 November 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA15

The A596 has the most collisions in CA15, 638 of 1,832 (35%), followed by the A594 (252).

Collisions in CA15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59663895723146
2ndA594252355464
3rdB53001752741445
4thA59581010

Council area for CA15

CA15 is in Cumberland, where police recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CA15 accounts for 4.7% of them.

Towns in CA15

Collisions in CA15 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Maryport (743) and Flimby (112).