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Carlisle road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1983, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (417), and casualties fell from 550.

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 1983
374
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
483
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1983

2.9% of collisions in Carlisle in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious8824%
  • Slight27574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious10422%
  • Slight36876%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 374, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February18 (4.8%)
  • March31 (8.3%)
  • April33 (8.8%)
  • May35 (9.4%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August31 (8.3%)
  • September37 (9.9%)
  • October34 (9.1%)
  • November19 (5.1%)
  • December30 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (63%)
  • Wet or damp129 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (61%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph95 (25%)
  • 70 mph30 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (21%)
  • Pedestrian103 (21%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (11%)
  • 16 to 20142 (29%)
  • 21 to 2539 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3551 (11%)
  • 36 to 4536 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (51%)
  • Passenger132 (27%)
  • Pedestrian103 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (61%)
  • Motorcycle109 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Carlisle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 1983

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1983: 43, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7435508
2ndA693852312
3rdA595375225
4thA6344317
5thB5299131802
6thM6131615
7thB530791105
8thA7471412
9thB62646801
10thA60713500
11thB64133401
12thA6892201
13thA751100
14thB62631100
15thB63181100
16thB7211110

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1983

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 217.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1983

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1983: 99.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1983

Cumberland recorded 932 collisions in 1983, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years