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Carlisle road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1992, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1991 (390), and casualties fell from 543.

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 1992
373
Down 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
522
Down 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
16
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1992

4.3% of collisions in Carlisle in 1992 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.3%
  • Serious7821%
  • Slight27975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious10720%
  • Slight39976%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 373, down 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (18%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.1%)
  • February31 (8.3%)
  • March23 (6.2%)
  • April24 (6.4%)
  • May26 (7%)
  • June31 (8.3%)
  • July33 (8.8%)
  • August36 (9.7%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October23 (6.2%)
  • November34 (9.1%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (56%)
  • Wet or damp146 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph212 (57%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph119 (32%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (64%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (21%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (52%)
  • Passenger172 (33%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (72%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Carlisle

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 1992

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1992: 45, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA694570210
2ndA7435629
3rdA6324009
4thA595293906
5thA74143114
6thA689122204
7thM6121311
8thB5307111612
9thA607191421
10thB529961022
11thB62633300
12thB63183701
13thB64132210
14thB62641100
15thB7211101
16thM651100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1992

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 197.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1992

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1992: 88.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1992

Cumberland recorded 913 collisions in 1992, and 41% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years