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Distington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Distington, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 59 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
317
1,505th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
475
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
59
76 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Distington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight25079%

What the data shows

  • Distington had 37 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 51 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Distington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 51 children under 16 were killed or injured in Distington, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Distington.

Where Distington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,505th
Most casualties
1,371st
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph74 (23%)
  • 40 mph75 (24%)
  • 50 mph51 (16%)
  • 60 mph111 (35%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant355 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Distington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Distington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Distington peaked at 22 in 2003; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202433
202311
202233
202167
202033
201948
201834
201756
201667
201535
201423
201357
201237
201122
201056
200924
2008911
200778
20061326
2005816
20041111
20032229
20021222
20011121
20001014
1999817
1998812
199746
1996812
1995812
19941115
199369
19921116
199179
19901011
19891119
1988813
19871119
1986916
1985812
198457
198311
1982510
198167
1980611
197944

Map of recent crashes in Distington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Distington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Distington

The 24 most recent collisions in Distington happened between 16 October 2018 and 23 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Distington

The A595 has the most collisions in Distington, 197 of 317 (62%), followed by the A596 (23).

Collisions in Distington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595197318638
2ndA596234015
3rdA597202603
4thB52963500

Council area for Distington

Distington is in Cumberland, where police recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Distington accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Distington

All 317 collisions in Distington were in the CA14 postcode district.