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CA5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,364 road traffic collisions in the CA5 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 308 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,364
2,019th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,117
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
58 people killed
Serious collisions
308
401 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CA5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal513.7%
  • Serious30823%
  • Slight1,00574%

What the data shows

  • CA5 had 192 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 309 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in CA5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 199 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA5, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in CA5.

Where CA5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,019th
Most casualties
1,964th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
1,986th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (13%)
  • Tuesday171 (13%)
  • Wednesday207 (15%)
  • Thursday188 (14%)
  • Friday239 (18%)
  • Saturday205 (15%)
  • Sunday181 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight995 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting319 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,324 (97%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph175 (13%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1,100 (81%)
  • 70 mph58 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,015 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds217 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other37 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,658 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian83 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant65 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist61 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA5 peaked at 45 in 1997; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251418
20241719
20231621
20222127
2021913
20201518
20191825
20182335
20173657
20162342
20152839
20143154
20131927
20123044
20112746
20103652
20093754
20083553
20074061
20062633
20053861
20044058
20032333
20023664
20013561
20003759
19993247
19983353
19974573
19962642
19952642
19942738
19932641
19923151
19912436
19902543
19892949
19883254
19872343
19863457
19853657
19843041
19833557
19823753
19813259
19804155
19793052

Map of recent crashes in CA5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA5

The 24 most recent collisions in CA5 happened between 22 May 2024 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA5

The A595 has the most collisions in CA5, 377 of 1,364 (28%), followed by the B5299 (177).

Collisions in CA5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5953776301763
2ndB5299177249648
3rdB5305128227440
4thB5307108150325
5thA596103172523
6thA65602
7thA73400

Council areas covering CA5

Collisions in CA5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 1,293 of 1,364 (95%).

Collisions in CA5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland1,2932,01049282
2ndWestmorland and Furness69105225

Town in CA5

Of the 1,364 collisions in CA5, 9 (0.7%) were in Carlisle.