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Carlisle road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1985, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (380), and casualties fell 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 1985
382
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
487
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1985

3.4% of collisions in Carlisle in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious8021%
  • Slight28976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.9%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight36976%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 382, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday87 (23%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March27 (7.1%)
  • April36 (9.4%)
  • May35 (9.2%)
  • June34 (8.9%)
  • July35 (9.2%)
  • August29 (7.6%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October30 (7.9%)
  • November37 (9.7%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (55%)
  • Wet or damp151 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (62%)
  • 40 mph19 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph100 (26%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (47%)
  • Pedestrian94 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (16%)
  • Cyclist34 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6%)
  • 16 to 20122 (25%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (11%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (54%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian94 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (64%)
  • Motorcycle86 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1985: 38, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69385718
2ndA6364615
3rdA7242919
4thA595232714
5thA74182921
6thB5307151812
7thM6101403
8thB626491710
9thB52998911
10thA60713602
11thB64133401
12thB62632402
13thB63182201
14thB7212400
15thA6891100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1985

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 230.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1985

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1985: 104.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1985

Cumberland recorded 945 collisions in 1985, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years