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Carlisle road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1991, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (445), and casualties fell from 608.

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 1991
390
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
543
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1991

2.8% of collisions in Carlisle in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious8422%
  • Slight29576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious11621%
  • Slight41576%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 390, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.9%)
  • February24 (6.2%)
  • March36 (9.2%)
  • April25 (6.4%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September37 (9.5%)
  • October37 (9.5%)
  • November38 (9.7%)
  • December23 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (62%)
  • Wet or damp133 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (58%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph113 (29%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (62%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20105 (19%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (52%)
  • Passenger182 (34%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (73%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1991: 49, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7496923
2ndA69376009
3rdA595324509
4thA6252916
5thA74224035
6thB5299192403
7thM6162113
8thA6071111610
9thB626471004
10thA6896703
11thB53075503
12thB63184601
13thA651110
14thB62631301

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1991

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 205.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1991

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1991: 93.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1991

Cumberland recorded 911 collisions in 1991, and 43% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1991, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years