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Seaton (Cumberland) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Seaton, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
233
1,792nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
301
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
46
52 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Seaton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight18479%

What the data shows

  • Seaton had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 43 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Seaton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 59 children under 16 were killed or injured in Seaton, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Seaton.

Where Seaton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,792nd
Most casualties
1,805th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,829th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (19%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph195 (84%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph12 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant173 (57%)
  • Pedestrian58 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Seaton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Seaton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Seaton peaked at 12 in 2005; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202311
202222
202122
202022
201922
201838
201733
201667
201555
201444
201311
201244
201144
201011
200955
2008610
200778
200669
20051216
2004910
20031012
200256
200179
2000812
1999912
199835
1997713
1996713
199558
1994810
199345
199267
199144
199066
198977
198822
198725
198644
198522
1984610
1983911
198245
1981710
198066
1979811

Map of recent crashes in Seaton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Seaton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Seaton

The 24 most recent collisions in Seaton happened between 9 December 2015 and 21 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Seaton

Of the 233 collisions in Seaton, 5 were on the A596.

Collisions in Seaton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965500

Council area for Seaton

Seaton is in Cumberland, where police recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Seaton accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Seaton

All 233 collisions in Seaton were in the CA14 postcode district.