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CA22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,345 road traffic collisions in the CA22 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 303 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,345
2,035th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,789
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
303
361 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CA22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.7%
  • Serious30323%
  • Slight1,01976%

What the data shows

  • CA22 had 177 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 261 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in CA22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 216 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA22, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in CA22.

Where CA22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,035th
Most casualties
2,074th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,997th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday212 (16%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday218 (16%)
  • Thursday198 (15%)
  • Friday210 (16%)
  • Saturday161 (12%)
  • Sunday140 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight998 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,237 (92%)
  • Roundabout72 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph475 (35%)
  • 40 mph134 (10%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph666 (50%)
  • 70 mph39 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds996 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds191 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other42 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded44 (3.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,040 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist280 (16%)
  • Pedestrian214 (12%)
  • Cyclist156 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA22 peaked at 47 in 1981; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
2024810
20231416
20221724
20211418
20201112
20192735
20182128
20173037
20162536
20151622
20142838
20132732
20122736
20111617
20101924
20092326
20083646
20073651
20063337
20054167
20043545
20033556
20022942
20012228
20004256
19992536
19981423
19974455
19963241
19951825
19942843
19932238
19924256
19913034
19903849
19893547
19884351
19873749
19864361
19852948
19844254
19833441
19823037
19814755
19804156
19792938

Map of recent crashes in CA22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA22

The 24 most recent collisions in CA22 happened between 9 August 2023 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA22

The A595 has the most collisions in CA22, 697 of 1,345 (52%), followed by the B5345 (64).

Collisions in CA22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59569791018168
2ndB53456482010
3rdA50865187111
4thA5964602
5thA663301

Council area for CA22

CA22 is in Cumberland, where police recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CA22 accounts for 3.5% of them.

Towns in CA22

Collisions in CA22 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Egremont (389) and Bigrigg (101).