Cumbria's worst roads for accidents

A new multi-agency partnership, Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (CRSP), aims to reduce serious injury and deaths on the county’s roads by targeting the accident hotspots across the county. 

CRSP sees partners from Cumbria Constabulary, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, National Highways, Northwest Ambulance Service, Driver Vehicle Standards Agency, Ministry of Defense Police and BAE Systems come together to identify practical solutions to make the county’s roads safer and reduce kills and serious injuries.

The group have highlighted particular dangerous hotspots across the county. 

• Washington Street/Ramsay Brow, Workington
• Front Street, Brampton
• The Crescent, Carlisle
• Carlisle Road Junction, Brampton
• Bridge Lane, Penrith
• A66, Crackenthorpe
• Queens Road/Windermere Road junction, Kendal
• Newby Bridge, A590

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According to Crash Map, an interactive map that uses police and government databases to show you exactly where ‘slight’ ‘serious’ and ‘fatal’ accidents have occurred, it shows from 2017 to 2021 around The Crescent in Carlisle, there have been 17 serious and slight crashes. 

'Slight' and 'serious' crashes mapped out across Cumbria (Image: Crashmap)

The data also shows 11 fatal crashes within the city and also 10 serious crashes within Brampton's centre, of which one was fatal. 

On the A66 near Crackentorpe, a further seven fatal accidents have been recorded since 2017. 

Three fatal incidents have been recorded at Penrith's Bridge Lane. 

Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (DPFCC), Mike Johnson, said: “Anti-social driving and dangerous driving is constantly highlighted as a public priority to the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

“Therefore, I am really pleased to see agencies coming together to look at the high-risk roads and identify the changes that can be made to reduce deaths and serious accidents on the roads.

“The CRSP meetings will put focus on to these hotspot areas which will be the priority going forward – other aspects of anti-social driving will continue to be dealt with as part of day-to-day business.

“This is the first tactical meeting of the CRSP and I am looking forward to seeing the progress that they make to reduce accidents across the county.

“We can work together to make Cumbria’s roads safer for everyone. Whether they are a pedestrian or a driver, everyone should be able to get home safely," he said.