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Carlisle road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1997, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 1996 (353), and casualties rose from 503.

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 1997
456
Up 29% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
631
Up 25% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1997

2.6% of collisions in Carlisle in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious8719%
  • Slight35778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious11518%
  • Slight50480%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 456, up 29% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (18%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April45 (9.9%)
  • May31 (6.8%)
  • June36 (7.9%)
  • July41 (9%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November35 (7.7%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (66%)
  • Wet or damp146 (32%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (61%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph134 (29%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (65%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (55%)
  • Passenger186 (29%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1997

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1997 in Carlisle

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 1997

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1997: 49, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA694971310
2ndA7486817
3rdA6425723
4thA595345208
5thB5299203315
6thA74141904
7thM6142203
8thA6071101307
9thB530791401
10thA6895500
11thB62645702
12thB62633300
13thB63183302
14thB64133300
15thA5961100
16thA6861100
17thB53051100
18thB7211100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1997

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 264.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1997

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1997: 106.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1997

Cumberland recorded 1,086 collisions in 1997, and 42% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1997, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years