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Carlisle road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1998, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (456), and casualties fell from 631.

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 1998
414
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
580
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
15
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1998

3.6% of collisions in Carlisle in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious8220%
  • Slight31777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight46680%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 414, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (18%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March32 (7.7%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May31 (7.5%)
  • June34 (8.2%)
  • July41 (9.9%)
  • August41 (9.9%)
  • September36 (8.7%)
  • October34 (8.2%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (53%)
  • Wet or damp189 (46%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (60%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph119 (29%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (68%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7525 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (56%)
  • Passenger172 (30%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1998: 39, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69395737
2ndA6365006
3rdA7344225
4thA595324414
5thM6172624
6thA74142212
7thB5299121605
8thA689101711
9thA60717901
10thB530771011
11thB641371001
12thB62632300
13thA661100
14thB60711300
15thB62641200
16thB63181101
17thB70761201

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1998

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 215.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1998

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1998: 92.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1998

Cumberland recorded 984 collisions in 1998, and 42% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1998, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years