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CA23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in the CA23 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
225
2,552nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
306
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
37
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CA23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight18381%

What the data shows

  • CA23 had 37 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 39 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CA23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 38 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA23, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in CA23.

Where CA23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,552nd
Most casualties
2,568th
Most fatal collisions
2,533rd
Most serious collisions
2,620th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph103 (46%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph101 (45%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant189 (62%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (9.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA23 peaked at 13 in 1979; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202478
202311
202244
202122
202058
201933
201845
201723
2016511
2015610
201422
201322
201211
201144
201023
200958
200845
2007713
200668
200557
200422
200357
2002611
200156
200022
199977
199836
199737
199657
199555
199434
199379
1992611
19911013
199089
198956
1988812
198768
198655
198522
198435
198367
198255
198168
1980811
19791319

Map of recent crashes in CA23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA23

The 24 most recent collisions in CA23 happened between 11 October 2019 and 14 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA23

Of the 225 collisions in CA23, 89 were on the A5086.

Collisions in CA23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508689121116

Council areas covering CA23

Collisions in CA23 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 222 of 225 (99%).

Collisions in CA23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland222303536
2ndWestmorland and Furness3301

Town in CA23

Of the 225 collisions in CA23, 34 (15%) were in Cleator Moor.