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Carlisle road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2006, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2005 (401), and casualties fell from 523.

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 2006
298
Down 26% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
417
Down 20% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2006

2% of collisions in Carlisle in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight26087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious378.9%
  • Slight37289%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 298, down 26% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (21%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.7%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March25 (8.4%)
  • April30 (10%)
  • May27 (9.1%)
  • June26 (8.7%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August15 (5%)
  • September25 (8.4%)
  • October23 (7.7%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December28 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (69%)
  • Wet or damp87 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph184 (62%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph89 (30%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (64%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (17%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (60%)
  • Passenger107 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2006, with 53 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2006

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2006: 32, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7324705
2ndA6294721
3rdA595284003
4thA69243613
5thA689111804
6thA74111802
7thA607181510
8thB529981000
9thB53078901
10thM661100
11thB62643300
12thB63182300
13thB62631100
14thB64131100
15thB70761200

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2006

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 171.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2006

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2006: 83.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2006

Cumberland recorded 846 collisions in 2006, and 35% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years