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Carlisle road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1987, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (408), and casualties rose from 536.

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 1987
371
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
555
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1987

2.7% of collisions in Carlisle in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious9726%
  • Slight26471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious13725%
  • Slight40373%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 371, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.7%)
  • February32 (8.6%)
  • March27 (7.3%)
  • April33 (8.9%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June20 (5.4%)
  • July23 (6.2%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September26 (7%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December27 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (58%)
  • Wet or damp140 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (65%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph93 (25%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (51%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5%)
  • 16 to 20131 (24%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (11%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6575 (14%)
  • 66 to 7541 (7.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (48%)
  • Passenger196 (35%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (70%)
  • Motorcycle67 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1987: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6952134112
2ndA74662210
3rdA595314324
4thA6263615
5thM6111723
6thB6264101902
7thB529981011
8thB530781403
9thA7471104
10thA60714601
11thB64134501
12thA6892200
13thB7211601

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1987

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 231.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1987

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1987: 98.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1987

Cumberland recorded 967 collisions in 1987, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1987, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years