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Carlisle road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1993, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1992 (373), and casualties rose from 522.

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 1993
401
Up 8% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
558
Up 7% on 1992
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1993

3% of collisions in Carlisle in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight33383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight47986%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 401, up 8% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.2%)
  • February17 (4.2%)
  • March23 (5.7%)
  • April42 (10%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June35 (8.7%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August21 (5.2%)
  • September26 (6.5%)
  • October32 (8%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (55%)
  • Wet or damp162 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (62%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph112 (28%)
  • 70 mph28 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (59%)
  • Pedestrian107 (19%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2091 (16%)
  • 21 to 2586 (15%)
  • 26 to 35105 (19%)
  • 36 to 4573 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (49%)
  • Passenger178 (32%)
  • Pedestrian107 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1993: 47, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7477223
2ndA6425308
3rdA595395125
4thA69335654
5thA74153304
6thM6141905
7thA689111401
8thB5299111312
9thB530791300
10thA607161100
11thB62644501
12thB64134400
13thB62631300

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1993

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 239.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1993

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1993: 102.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1993

Cumberland recorded 915 collisions in 1993, and 44% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1993, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years