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Carlisle road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1989, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1988 (422), and casualties fell from 577.

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 1989
396
Down 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
553
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
17
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1989

4.3% of collisions in Carlisle in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.3%
  • Serious9825%
  • Slight28171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious14226%
  • Slight39471%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 396, down 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.3%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March20 (5.1%)
  • April21 (5.3%)
  • May28 (7.1%)
  • June38 (9.6%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August35 (8.8%)
  • September26 (6.6%)
  • October48 (12%)
  • November47 (12%)
  • December36 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other17 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (61%)
  • Wet or damp138 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (59%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph116 (29%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (57%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2095 (17%)
  • 21 to 2587 (16%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (52%)
  • Passenger164 (30%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (70%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1989: 42, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64247212
2ndA595384507
3rdA7375309
4thA69336147
5thA74153216
6thB6264142924
7thM6122123
8thB5307101201
9thA607191703
10thB529991604
11thB62636813
12thA6893800
13thB64132200
14thA751101
15thB52291200
16thB52821100
17thB7211100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1989

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 222.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1989

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1989: 111.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1989

Cumberland recorded 1,007 collisions in 1989, and 39% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1989, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years