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Carlisle road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1982, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (382), and casualties rose from 506.

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 1982
417
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
550
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1982

3.1% of collisions in Carlisle in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious11026%
  • Slight29471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious12723%
  • Slight40774%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 417, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.1%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March40 (9.6%)
  • April31 (7.4%)
  • May30 (7.2%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July36 (8.6%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November30 (7.2%)
  • December40 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (58%)
  • Wet or damp167 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (65%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph110 (26%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (27%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20174 (32%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (7.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (58%)
  • Passenger132 (24%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (58%)
  • Motorcycle157 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1982: 43, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64355012
2ndA74251012
3rdA5953751110
4thA69345834
5thB6264141805
6thB5299122015
7thA74101512
8thB5307101114
9thA60716602
10thM65521
11thB64134800
12thA6892200
13thB63182200
14thB62631101

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1982

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 256.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1982

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1982: 107.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1982

Cumberland recorded 1,000 collisions in 1982, and 42% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1982, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years