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Carlisle road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1984, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (374), and casualties rose from 483.

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 1984
380
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
506
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Carlisle in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious8723%
  • Slight28575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious10821%
  • Slight38776%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 380, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (10%)
  • Wednesday70 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.6%)
  • February20 (5.3%)
  • March25 (6.6%)
  • April24 (6.3%)
  • May27 (7.1%)
  • June34 (8.9%)
  • July27 (7.1%)
  • August45 (12%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October33 (8.7%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (64%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (66%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph95 (25%)
  • 70 mph19 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (21%)
  • Pedestrian98 (19%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (11%)
  • 16 to 20128 (25%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (52%)
  • Passenger146 (29%)
  • Pedestrian98 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (59%)
  • Motorcycle108 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1984: 41, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64151114
2ndA69324906
3rdA7324508
4thA595273104
5thB5307202505
6thB5299182408
7thB6264111303
8thM6111411
9thA7461513
10thA60714710
11thA6892500
12thB64132202
13thB62631200
14thB7211100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1984

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 240.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1984

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1984: 121.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1984

Cumberland recorded 960 collisions in 1984, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years