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Carlisle road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1981, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1980 (432), and casualties fell from 572.

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 1981
382
Down 12% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
506
Down 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1981

3.7% of collisions in Carlisle in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.7%
  • Serious10828%
  • Slight26068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious13426%
  • Slight35771%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 382, down 12% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (19%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March26 (6.8%)
  • April35 (9.2%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June27 (7.1%)
  • July28 (7.3%)
  • August38 (9.9%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October34 (8.9%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December25 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.9%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (66%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (26%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (24%)
  • Pedestrian94 (19%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20154 (30%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4538 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (53%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian94 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (61%)
  • Motorcycle120 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The A595 and A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1981, with 38 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595385929
2ndA693855211
3rdA6272815
4thA7263215
5thB5299182205
6thA74121308
7thA60717912
8thM671413
9thB53076901
10thB62646901
11thB64133301
12thA6892801
13thB52292301
14thB62632500
15thB61431100
16thB63181101

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1981

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 226.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1981

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1981: 117.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1981

Cumberland recorded 1,047 collisions in 1981, and 36% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1981, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years