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Carlisle road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1980, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1979 (394), and casualties rose from 505.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,584 collisions in Carlisle.

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

Collisions in 1980
432
Up 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
572
Up 13% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1980

4.2% of collisions in Carlisle in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.2%
  • Serious11727%
  • Slight29769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious15227%
  • Slight40170%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 432, up 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (19%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.1%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April35 (8.1%)
  • May37 (8.6%)
  • June37 (8.6%)
  • July36 (8.3%)
  • August36 (8.3%)
  • September36 (8.3%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December37 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (63%)
  • Wet or damp141 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (65%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph139 (32%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (24%)
  • Pedestrian114 (20%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20159 (28%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (12%)
  • 36 to 4560 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (51%)
  • Passenger168 (29%)
  • Pedestrian114 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (60%)
  • Motorcycle140 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Carlisle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 1980

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1980: 55, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75591015
2ndA693650013
3rdA6344215
4thA5952629011
5thB5299161604
6thB5307142004
7thA6071122125
8thA74121724
9thB626491914
10thM65701
11thB64133302
12thB62632201
13thB63182301
14thA6891201
15thB53051100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1980

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 259.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1980

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1980: 115.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1980

Cumberland recorded 1,152 collisions in 1980, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years