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Carlisle road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1990, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1989 (396), and casualties rose from 553.

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 1990
445
Up 12% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
608
Up 10% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1990

2.5% of collisions in Carlisle in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious10123%
  • Slight33375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious12721%
  • Slight46777%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 445, up 12% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.8%)
  • February38 (8.5%)
  • March38 (8.5%)
  • April35 (7.9%)
  • May35 (7.9%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July35 (7.9%)
  • August38 (8.5%)
  • September27 (6.1%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November34 (7.6%)
  • December34 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (55%)
  • Wet or damp193 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph274 (62%)
  • 40 mph18 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph124 (28%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (61%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20116 (19%)
  • 21 to 2595 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (51%)
  • Passenger189 (31%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1990: 46, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA74667113
2ndA595414816
3rdA6374217
4thA69354817
5thB5299173004
6thB6264162815
7thA74152116
8thA6071132603
9thB5307131505
10thM6121514
11thB62635910
12thA6894602
13thB63181200
14thB64131100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1990

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 268.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1990

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1990: 129.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1990

Cumberland recorded 1,029 collisions in 1990, and 43% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years