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CA3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,404 road traffic collisions in the CA3 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,983 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 334 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,404
1,562nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,983
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
29 people killed
Serious collisions
334
372 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291.2%
  • Serious33414%
  • Slight2,04185%

What the data shows

  • CA3 had 311 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 457 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in CA3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 328 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA3, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in CA3.

Where CA3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,562nd
Most casualties
1,666th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
1,918th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday337 (14%)
  • Tuesday329 (14%)
  • Wednesday380 (16%)
  • Thursday375 (16%)
  • Friday406 (17%)
  • Saturday389 (16%)
  • Sunday188 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,847 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit493 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,618 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway369 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road275 (11%)
  • Roundabout129 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph2,088 (87%)
  • 40 mph18 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph171 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph108 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,853 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds350 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded53 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,475 (49%)
  • Pedestrian672 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist302 (10%)
  • Cyclist214 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant204 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant60 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA3 peaked at 85 in 2005; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252325
20242728
20233235
20222631
20212330
20202130
20193747
20184048
20174349
20163944
20154156
20144760
20133743
20124256
20114556
20104154
20095055
20085469
20075981
20064152
200585101
20045364
20036172
20028099
20014872
20004558
19996382
19986585
199784111
19965665
19956783
19944664
19937899
19926472
19915869
19906384
19895464
19886380
19876170
19865065
19854954
19845671
19834454
19827890
19815160
19807598
19793948

Map of recent crashes in CA3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA3

The 24 most recent collisions in CA3 happened between 17 December 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA3

The A7 has the most collisions in CA3, 880 of 2,404 (37%), followed by the A595 (181).

Collisions in CA3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78801,08810132
2ndA595181236321
3rdB626496127318
4thA67282012
5thM66183110
6thA74496426
7thA689465516
8thA69131901

Council areas covering CA3

Collisions in CA3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 2,398 of 2,404 (99.8%).

Collisions in CA3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland2,3982,97628334
2ndWestmorland and Furness6710

Town in CA3

Of the 2,404 collisions in CA3, 1,931 (80%) were in Carlisle.