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Carlisle road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1996, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1995 (400), and casualties fell from 554.

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 1996
353
Down 12% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
503
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1996

2% of collisions in Carlisle in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight42484%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 353, down 12% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (18%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday43 (12%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.4%)
  • February28 (7.9%)
  • March20 (5.7%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May28 (7.9%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August27 (7.6%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November25 (7.1%)
  • December49 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (60%)
  • Wet or damp116 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Snow11 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (57%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (30%)
  • 70 mph30 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (67%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (56%)
  • Passenger150 (30%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1996: 42, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69427018
2ndA6374308
3rdA7314513
4thA595274408
5thA74151901
6thB5307141903
7thA607191601
8thB529991404
9thM692403
10thA68981211
11thB62643300
12thB64132200
13thA681100
14thB62631200
15thB63181200

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1996

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 195.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1996

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1996: 82.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1996

Cumberland recorded 920 collisions in 1996, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years