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CA28 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,736 road traffic collisions in the CA28 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 660 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (48).

Collisions since 1979
3,736
977th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,107
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
65 people killed
Serious collisions
660
771 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA28

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal601.6%
  • Serious66018%
  • Slight3,01681%

What the data shows

  • CA28 had 520 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 739 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CA28 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 916 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA28, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in CA28.

Where CA28 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
977th
Most casualties
964th
Most fatal collisions
928th
Most serious collisions
1,044th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday511 (14%)
  • Tuesday478 (13%)
  • Wednesday519 (14%)
  • Thursday642 (17%)
  • Friday617 (17%)
  • Saturday577 (15%)
  • Sunday392 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,765 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit803 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,252 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road340 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (2%)
  • Roundabout52 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph2,525 (68%)
  • 40 mph674 (18%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph395 (11%)
  • 70 mph51 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,824 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds510 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds86 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other71 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded112 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,062 (60%)
  • Pedestrian1,015 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist454 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist237 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant114 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant97 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA28 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA28, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA28 peaked at 123 in 1997; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254151
20244855
20234152
20224858
20213845
20204361
20194859
20186699
20176795
201680110
20157298
201493132
20136594
201279108
20115973
20106595
200970109
20087689
20077397
200687127
2005105168
2004100161
2003101151
200283132
200184111
200089120
199994129
19986886
1997123178
199682113
1995111135
199495129
199392134
199288114
199178104
199082106
198982122
198885116
1987101149
19867294
1985104129
198495115
19837391
198295116
1981106143
1980111149
197978105

Map of recent crashes in CA28

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA28

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA28

The 24 most recent collisions in CA28 happened between 3 May and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA28

The A595 has the most collisions in CA28, 801 of 3,736 (21%), followed by the A5094 (585).

Collisions in CA28 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5958011,21317152
2ndA5094585738891
3rdB53453064471161
4thB5295243330330
5thB5094101101

Council area for CA28

CA28 is in Cumberland, where police recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CA28 accounts for 9.6% of them.

Town in CA28

Of the 3,736 collisions in CA28, 2,620 (70%) were in Whitehaven.