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Carlisle road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2005, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (421), and casualties fell from 564.

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 2005
401
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
523
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2005

1.5% of collisions in Carlisle in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight35188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious489.2%
  • Slight46489%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 401, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June45 (11%)
  • July29 (7.2%)
  • August32 (8%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November33 (8.2%)
  • December34 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (64%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph251 (63%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph121 (30%)
  • 70 mph24 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (61%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2090 (17%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (60%)
  • Passenger126 (24%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (73%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2005, with 70 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2005

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2005: 58, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7587307
2ndA69395315
3rdA6364825
4thA595283703
5thM6131701
6thA74121813
7thB5307101101
8thB529991202
9thA607181102
10thA6897801
11thB626461100
12thB10411100
13thB62631200
14thB64131100
15thB70761100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2005

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 236.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2005

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2005: 89.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2005

Cumberland recorded 992 collisions in 2005, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years