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Carlisle road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2007, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2006 (298), and casualties rose from 417.

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 2007
351
Up 18% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
472
Up 13% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2007

3.1% of collisions in Carlisle in 2007 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious205.7%
  • Slight32091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious316.6%
  • Slight42991%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 351, up 18% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (10%)
  • February27 (7.7%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April34 (9.7%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June23 (6.6%)
  • July27 (7.7%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October31 (8.8%)
  • November32 (9.1%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (63%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph212 (60%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph111 (32%)
  • 70 mph21 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (64%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2089 (19%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (63%)
  • Passenger122 (26%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Carlisle in 2007

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2007, with 52 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2007

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2007: 49, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7496224
2ndA69324812
3rdA595314305
4thA6284400
5thA689121801
6thM6121511
7thB5307101610
8thA607191002
9thB52997900
10thA745600
11thB63182210
12thB64132401
13thB62641100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2007

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 179.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2007

CA1 and CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2007, with 74 each.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2007

Cumberland recorded 874 collisions in 2007, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2007, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years