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Carlisle road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2008, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (351), and casualties fell from 472.

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 2008
296
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
396
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Carlisle in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3110%
  • Slight26088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious338.3%
  • Slight35890%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 296, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February18 (6.1%)
  • March25 (8.4%)
  • April28 (9.5%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June19 (6.4%)
  • July26 (8.8%)
  • August17 (5.7%)
  • September38 (13%)
  • October17 (5.7%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (60%)
  • Wet or damp110 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph174 (59%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph95 (32%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (69%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2093 (23%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (64%)
  • Passenger97 (24%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2008, with 37 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2008

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2008: 40, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7405203
2ndA69243524
3rdA6182403
4thA595141501
5thM6132712
6thB5299121501
7thA6071111322
8thA689111200
9thA7491000
10thB53079901
11thB64133701
12thB62642701
13thB62631100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2008

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 145.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2008

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2008: 58.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2008

Cumberland recorded 797 collisions in 2008, and 37% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years