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Carlisle road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1994, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1993 (401), and casualties fell from 558.

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 1994
389
Down 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
551
Down 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1994

2.1% of collisions in Carlisle in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7018%
  • Slight31180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious9217%
  • Slight45082%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 389, down 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday51 (13%)
  • Saturday72 (19%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March25 (6.4%)
  • April39 (10%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June35 (9%)
  • July33 (8.5%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September35 (9%)
  • October37 (9.5%)
  • November30 (7.7%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (58%)
  • Wet or damp146 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (56%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph128 (33%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (58%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2087 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (52%)
  • Passenger179 (32%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1994: 43, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69437027
2ndA7395502
3rdA595385319
4thA6375327
5thB5299182205
6thA689112202
7thA74101201
8thB5307101101
9thM6101501
10thA607171112
11thB62633600
12thB62642200
13thA10311101
14thB63181100
15thB64131100
16thB70681101

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1994

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 207.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1994

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1994: 109.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1994

Cumberland recorded 910 collisions in 1994, and 43% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years