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CA4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,808
1,835th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,741
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
80
96 people killed
Serious collisions
402
534 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Up 34% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal804.4%
  • Serious40222%
  • Slight1,32673%

What the data shows

  • CA4 had 241 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 332 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in CA4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 244 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA4, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in CA4.

Where CA4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,835th
Most casualties
1,752nd
Most fatal collisions
507th
Most serious collisions
1,753rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday246 (14%)
  • Tuesday229 (13%)
  • Wednesday243 (13%)
  • Thursday269 (15%)
  • Friday290 (16%)
  • Saturday259 (14%)
  • Sunday272 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,307 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting398 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,222 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway453 (25%)
  • Roundabout91 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph193 (11%)
  • 40 mph67 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1,011 (56%)
  • 70 mph514 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,368 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds258 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Other36 (2%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,014 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist234 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant136 (5%)
  • Pedestrian101 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)97 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist77 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA4 peaked at 58 in 2005; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252539
20242229
20232440
20222134
20211622
20201419
20193345
20182939
20172941
20162841
20153039
20142945
20132838
20122130
20113146
20102743
20094056
20084368
20075191
20063252
20055893
20045382
20034253
20024365
20013964
20004668
19994994
19984981
19975786
19963865
19954264
19945191
19934571
19924666
19914465
19904978
19895478
19883755
19874256
19864158
19853647
19844265
19835376
19824254
19814675
19804867
19794367

Map of recent crashes in CA4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA4

The 24 most recent collisions in CA4 happened between 6 February and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA4

The A69 has the most collisions in CA4, 434 of 1,808 (24%), followed by the M6 (397).

Collisions in CA4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA694346311481
2ndM63976382390
3rdA62564191960
4thB626384120216
5thB641391001

Council areas covering CA4

Collisions in CA4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 1,380 of 1,808 (76%).

Collisions in CA4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland1,3802,06357291
2ndWestmorland and Furness42867823111

Town in CA4

Of the 1,808 collisions in CA4, 1 (0.1%) was in Carlisle.