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CA26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in the CA26 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 78 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
369
2,479th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
510
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
78
86 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CA26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7821%
  • Slight28678%

What the data shows

  • CA26 had 47 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 74 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in CA26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 87 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA26, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in CA26.

Where CA26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,479th
Most casualties
2,486th
Most fatal collisions
2,533rd
Most serious collisions
2,514th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (99%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph214 (58%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph133 (36%)
  • 70 mph11 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant319 (63%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA26 peaked at 21 in 2001; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202366
202244
202156
202068
201958
201866
201756
2016712
201555
2014813
20131217
201289
2011710
2010811
200979
200855
200768
2006810
20051119
200468
2003811
20021115
20012125
200068
1999913
1998914
19971113
199644
1995617
1994910
19931013
1992713
1991710
19901320
198979
198857
1987916
1986917
1985911
1984910
1983914
19821014
19811015
19801216
19791112

Map of recent crashes in CA26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA26

The 24 most recent collisions in CA26 happened between 25 January 2020 and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA26

The A5086 has the most collisions in CA26, 192 of 369 (52%), followed by the B5294 (28).

Collisions in CA26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5086192262335
2ndB52942843212

Council area for CA26

CA26 is in Cumberland, where police recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CA26 accounts for 0.9% of them.

Town in CA26

Of the 369 collisions in CA26, 131 (36%) were in Frizington.