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Carlisle road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2004, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2003 (377), and casualties rose from 506.

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 2004
421
Up 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
564
Up 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
18
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2004

4.3% of collisions in Carlisle in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.3%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight35584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal234.1%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight47785%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 421, up 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.8%)
  • February35 (8.3%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April25 (5.9%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June35 (8.3%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August40 (9.5%)
  • September32 (7.6%)
  • October38 (9%)
  • November40 (9.5%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (64%)
  • Wet or damp138 (33%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Mud3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph244 (58%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph138 (33%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (63%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2091 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35124 (22%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (58%)
  • Passenger148 (26%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2004, with 80 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2004: 46, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6466312
2ndA7456744
3rdA595324032
4thA69314505
5thA689172621
6thA74173116
7thM6172732
8thB5307121611
9thB5299111504
10thA60716902
11thB62635500
12thB63183300
13thB64132200
14thA74(M)1200
15thB10121400
16thB62641100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2004

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 207.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2004

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2004: 99.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2004

Cumberland recorded 999 collisions in 2004, and 42% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2004, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years