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Carlisle road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2002, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2001 (377), and casualties rose from 555.

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 2002
421
Up 12% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
586
Up 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2002

1.9% of collisions in Carlisle in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight50286%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 421, up 12% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February33 (7.8%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April42 (10%)
  • May25 (5.9%)
  • June35 (8.3%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August39 (9.3%)
  • September34 (8.1%)
  • October35 (8.3%)
  • November40 (9.5%)
  • December36 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (60%)
  • Wet or damp160 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph219 (52%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph152 (36%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (67%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20110 (19%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (58%)
  • Passenger184 (31%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Carlisle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Carlisle in 2002

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2002, with 72 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2002

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2002: 42, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7426416
2ndA69395814
3rdA74233422
4thA595212703
5thA6192206
6thA689192702
7thA6071172212
8thM6172905
9thB530791200
10thB529961000
11thA5971200
12thA661100
13thA74(M)1100
14thB62631200
15thB62641200
16thB63181100
17thB64131200

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2002

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 191.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2002

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2002: 86.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2002

Cumberland recorded 980 collisions in 2002, and 43% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years