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Carlisle road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1986, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (382), and casualties rose from 487.

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 1986
408
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
536
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Carlisle in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight31377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious10019%
  • Slight42479%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 408, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.6%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March31 (7.6%)
  • April26 (6.4%)
  • May36 (8.8%)
  • June34 (8.3%)
  • July32 (7.8%)
  • August29 (7.1%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (55%)
  • Wet or damp164 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow9 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (64%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph107 (26%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (50%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (17%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20115 (21%)
  • 21 to 2592 (17%)
  • 26 to 3572 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (51%)
  • Passenger165 (31%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (66%)
  • Motorcycle93 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1986: 41, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69414915
2ndA7385718
3rdA63639010
4thA595264205
5thA74173025
6thB6264142401
7thB5299121203
8thM6111505
9thA607191404
10thB530791001
11thA6895602
12thB62633300
13thB64132200
14thB7211100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1986

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 247.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1986

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1986: 113.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1986

Cumberland recorded 923 collisions in 1986, and 44% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1986, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years