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Maryport road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 743 road traffic collisions in Maryport, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 161 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
743
918th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
929
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
161
178 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Maryport

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious16122%
  • Slight57377%

What the data shows

  • Maryport had 109 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 160 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Maryport were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 227 children under 16 were killed or injured in Maryport, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Maryport.

Where Maryport ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
918th
Most casualties
918th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
821st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday89 (12%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday111 (15%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight569 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway705 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph701 (94%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds580 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant451 (49%)
  • Pedestrian277 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist74 (8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Maryport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maryport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Maryport peaked at 28 in 1981; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251017
202468
20231114
202277
202166
20201212
20191618
20181114
20171717
20161317
20151113
20141627
20131317
20121218
20111213
20101727
20092133
20082228
20072128
20061521
20051420
20041419
20031216
20021619
20011520
20001415
19991418
1998915
19971720
19962732
19952123
19941921
19931822
19921825
19911721
19902533
19891313
19882027
19871719
19861821
19851616
19842124
19831922
19821618
19812836
19802629
19791010

Map of recent crashes in Maryport

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Maryport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Maryport

The 24 most recent collisions in Maryport happened between 10 May 2023 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Maryport

The A596 has the most collisions in Maryport, 232 of 743 (31%), followed by the A594 (94).

Collisions in Maryport on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596232301350
2ndA59494115119
3rdA5955610
4thB53005901

Council area for Maryport

Maryport is in Cumberland, where police recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Maryport accounts for 1.9% of them.

Postcode district for Maryport

All 743 collisions in Maryport were in the CA15 postcode district.