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Carlisle road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1988, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (371), and casualties rose from 555.

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 1988
422
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
577
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1988

4% of collisions in Carlisle in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight32577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious10418%
  • Slight45579%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 422, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February34 (8.1%)
  • March35 (8.3%)
  • April31 (7.3%)
  • May36 (8.5%)
  • June24 (5.7%)
  • July41 (9.7%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October33 (7.8%)
  • November36 (8.5%)
  • December39 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (59%)
  • Wet or damp167 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (62%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (27%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (15%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20120 (21%)
  • 21 to 2586 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.4%)
  • Over 7527 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (52%)
  • Passenger192 (33%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (67%)
  • Motorcycle87 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A69 and A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1988, with 38 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69385826
2ndA7384716
3rdA6334604
4thA595273112
5thA74213005
6thB6264183346
7thB5307131814
8thA607191513
9thB529991713
10thB641381401
11thM682501
12thA6894600
13thB52294401
14thB62634400
15thB63183300
16thA7091100
17thB60711201
18thB7211101

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1988

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 246.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1988

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1988: 102.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1988

Cumberland recorded 1,042 collisions in 1988, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1988, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years