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LA18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 823 road traffic collisions in the LA18 postcode district, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 216 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
823
2,273rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,158
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
18 people killed
Serious collisions
216
272 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LA18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious21626%
  • Slight59072%

What the data shows

  • LA18 had 99 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 182 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in LA18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 172 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA18, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in LA18.

Where LA18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,273rd
Most casualties
2,264th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
2,197th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday124 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (11%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday133 (16%)
  • Saturday132 (16%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight611 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting126 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway812 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph346 (42%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph422 (51%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant742 (64%)
  • Pedestrian135 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (11%)
  • Cyclist84 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA18 peaked at 28 in 2004; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025912
20241011
202379
2022815
20211113
202034
2019710
20181830
20171423
20161216
20152034
20141219
20131821
20122231
20111319
20101019
20091924
20081927
20072636
20062330
20052429
20042844
20032746
20022429
20011931
20002127
1999911
1998712
19971212
19961720
19951924
19942129
19931724
19921617
19912530
19901112
19892736
19882532
19872738
19861724
19852226
19842239
19831823
19822538
19812331
19801840
19792131

Map of recent crashes in LA18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LA18

The 24 most recent collisions in LA18 happened between 22 July 2023 and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA18

The A595 has the most collisions in LA18, 242 of 823 (29%), followed by the A5093 (228).

Collisions in LA18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595242372574
2ndA5093228362958

Council areas covering LA18

Collisions in LA18 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 797 of 823 (97%).

Collisions in LA18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland7971,11817210
2ndWestmorland and Furness264006

Town in LA18

Of the 823 collisions in LA18, 279 (34%) were in Millom.