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Carlisle road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2003, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (421), and casualties fell from 586.

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 2003
377
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
506
Down 14% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2003

2.7% of collisions in Carlisle in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight32085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight43686%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 377, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February41 (11%)
  • March22 (5.8%)
  • April35 (9.3%)
  • May26 (6.9%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August32 (8.5%)
  • September28 (7.4%)
  • October36 (9.5%)
  • November36 (9.5%)
  • December22 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (68%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph215 (57%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph126 (33%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (62%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (61%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Carlisle in 2003

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2003, with 65 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2003

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2003: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7344206
2ndA69335206
3rdA6283700
4thA595253402
5thM6243223
6thA689121922
7thA74102121
8thA60719910
9thB530781510
10thB52997910
11thB62643300
12thA6862300
13thA74(M)2300
14thB63182501
15thA651101
16thA661100
17thA6871100
18thB62631200
19thB64131100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2003

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 195.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2003

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2003: 94.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2003

Cumberland recorded 976 collisions in 2003, and 39% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years