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Carlisle road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,584 road traffic collisions in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025, and 21,028 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 399 were fatal and 2,844 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 164 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (172), and casualties fell from 210 to 190.

District council until April 2023, now part of Cumberland. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,584
Casualties
21,028
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
399
2.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
164
Down 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Carlisle

2.6% of collisions in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3992.6%
  • Serious2,84418%
  • Slight12,34179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4462.1%
  • Serious3,52617%
  • Slight17,05681%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. In 2025 there were 164, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 164
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025164190
2024172210
2023198250
2022169224
2021159199
2020152190
2019218282
2018276365
2017263355
2016257315
2015256340
2014300409
2013265327
2012263337
2011283403
2010255352
2009295394
2008296396
2007351472
2006298417
2005401523
2004421564
2003377506
2002421586
2001377555
2000350472
1999368515
1998414580
1997456631
1996353503
1995400554
1994389551
1993401558
1992373522
1991390543
1990445608
1989396553
1988422577
1987371555
1986408536
1985382487
1984380506
1983374483
1982417550
1981382506
1980432572
1979394505

When and where crashes happen in Carlisle

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,217 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,102 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,275 (15%)
  • Thursday2,315 (15%)
  • Friday2,558 (16%)
  • Saturday2,320 (15%)
  • Sunday1,797 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59645 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59355 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,589 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,228 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,889 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,442 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,443 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,224 (7.9%)
  • February1,073 (6.9%)
  • March1,180 (7.6%)
  • April1,249 (8%)
  • May1,266 (8.1%)
  • June1,270 (8.1%)
  • July1,391 (8.9%)
  • August1,322 (8.5%)
  • September1,332 (8.5%)
  • October1,394 (8.9%)
  • November1,434 (9.2%)
  • December1,449 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,222 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,733 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,509 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown69 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit51 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,763 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,288 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds306 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds282 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist85 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds81 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds33 (0.2%)
  • Other421 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded325 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,647 (62%)
  • Wet or damp5,334 (34%)
  • Frost or ice424 (2.7%)
  • Snow123 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep25 (0.2%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph120 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph9,407 (60%)
  • 40 mph389 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph56 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph4,401 (28%)
  • 70 mph1,207 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,796 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,639 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road547 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout512 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded90 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Carlisle

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,345 (59%)
  • Pedestrian3,272 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist2,085 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist1,395 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant602 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant579 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)403 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant126 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant112 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant75 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5603 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10945 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 151,319 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 203,882 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,566 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,551 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,659 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,075 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,608 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 751,055 (5%)
  • Over 75685 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded80 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,895 (57%)
  • Passenger5,861 (28%)
  • Pedestrian3,272 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,233 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,154 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle1,414 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,407 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,393 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach757 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car279 (1%)
  • Other vehicle209 (0.8%)
  • Minibus97 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle54 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Carlisle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Carlisle

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Carlisle

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle, with 1,114 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025: 1,577, including 35 fatal and 255 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71,5772,12935255
2ndA691,4512,24048270
3rdA61,2271,55826210
4thA5951,1881,59426201
5thM655682029115
6thB529947466510106
7thA6894276581574
8thA743906362596
9thB53073874981172
10thA60713525272284
11thB62642113331152
12thB641396137122
13thB626385122216
14thB63186078217
15thB721112013
16thA74(M)81211
17thB52297902
18thA665600
19thA754401
20thA5963301

Towns in Carlisle

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 8,536.

Postcode districts in Carlisle

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025: 3,840.

Cumberland and its former districts

Cumberland recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle

Of the latest 24 crashes in Carlisle, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity