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Carlisle road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 1999, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1998 (414), and casualties fell from 580.

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 1999
368
Down 11% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
515
Down 11% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 1999

2.2% of collisions in Carlisle in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious7320%
  • Slight28778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious9318%
  • Slight41380%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 368, down 11% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday46 (13%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.2%)
  • February20 (5.4%)
  • March23 (6.3%)
  • April28 (7.6%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July32 (8.7%)
  • August32 (8.7%)
  • September28 (7.6%)
  • October35 (9.5%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December28 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (63%)
  • Wet or damp125 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (57%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph124 (34%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (67%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.6%)
  • Over 7524 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (55%)
  • Passenger165 (32%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A69 and A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 1999, with 45 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69457326
2ndA7456104
3rdA595273405
4thA6202205
5thB5299172805
6thM6131801
7thA6071112302
8thA74112305
9thB5307111302
10thA68981213
11thB62645801
12thB63184402
13thB62632200
14thB64132201
15thA661100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 1999

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 181.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 1999

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 1999: 77.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1999

Cumberland recorded 966 collisions in 1999, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years