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Carlisle road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1995, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (389), and casualties rose from 551.

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 1995
400
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
554
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1995

2.8% of collisions in Carlisle in 1995 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious8722%
  • Slight30276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious10920%
  • Slight43378%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 400, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February21 (5.3%)
  • March43 (11%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August36 (9%)
  • September28 (7%)
  • October30 (7.5%)
  • November32 (8%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (63%)
  • Wet or damp134 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (62%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph111 (28%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (60%)
  • Pedestrian81 (15%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (13%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (55%)
  • Passenger168 (30%)
  • Pedestrian81 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A6 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1995: 46, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6465609
2ndA73346011
3rdA693260110
4thA595304516
5thA74182123
6thM6162015
7thA689142414
8thB5299101301
9thA607191411
10thB53077702
11thB641351201
12thB62642201
13thA5901301
14thA651501
15thB62631100
16thB63181101

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1995

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 222.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1995

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1995: 96.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1995

Cumberland recorded 950 collisions in 1995, and 42% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1995, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years