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CA8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,628 road traffic collisions in the CA8 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 392 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,628
1,926th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,615
1.61 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
69 people killed
Serious collisions
392
553 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal643.9%
  • Serious39224%
  • Slight1,17272%

What the data shows

  • CA8 had 203 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 282 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in CA8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 242 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA8, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in CA8.

Where CA8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,926th
Most casualties
1,800th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
1,779th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday220 (14%)
  • Tuesday212 (13%)
  • Wednesday204 (13%)
  • Thursday244 (15%)
  • Friday261 (16%)
  • Saturday238 (15%)
  • Sunday249 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,244 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting307 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,569 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph315 (19%)
  • 40 mph15 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,233 (76%)
  • 70 mph57 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,182 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds248 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Other43 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,877 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian127 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant119 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)82 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist79 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA8 peaked at 55 in 1996; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251520
20241323
20231519
20222541
20211931
20201220
20191728
20183446
20172952
20162434
20152034
20142738
20133448
20123346
20112337
20102438
20092537
20084057
20072836
20062847
20053449
20044468
20034261
20024564
20013559
20003648
19994973
19984363
19975073
19965584
19954579
19944180
19934773
19924586
19914169
19904282
19893772
19884667
198739111
19864264
19853869
19843243
19833858
19824784
19814475
19805285
19793444

Map of recent crashes in CA8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA8

The 24 most recent collisions in CA8 happened between 7 April 2024 and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA8

The A69 has the most collisions in CA8, 737 of 1,628 (45%), followed by the A689 (170).

Collisions in CA8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA697371,36043194
2ndA689170249643
3rdA6071103133316
4thB641399140123
5thB631886125027
6thB626471503
7thM66801

Council areas covering CA8

Collisions in CA8 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cumberland has 1,258 of 1,628 (77%).

Collisions in CA8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland1,2581,98048273
2ndNorthumberland35061116115
3rdWestmorland and Furness202404

Town in CA8

Of the 1,628 collisions in CA8, 255 (16%) were in Brampton, Cumberland.