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Carlisle road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2009, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008 (296), and casualties fell from 396.

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 2009
295
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
394
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2009

1.4% of collisions in Carlisle in 2009 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious237.8%
  • Slight26891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious246.1%
  • Slight36593%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 295, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (19%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.8%)
  • February17 (5.8%)
  • March24 (8.1%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May34 (12%)
  • June22 (7.5%)
  • July24 (8.1%)
  • August29 (9.8%)
  • September19 (6.4%)
  • October23 (7.8%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December36 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (57%)
  • Wet or damp112 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph169 (57%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (33%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (65%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3574 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (19%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (64%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Carlisle in 2009

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2009, with 46 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2009

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2009: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7426003
2ndA595264203
3rdA69264021
4thA6171900
5thM6132014
6thA6071111502
7thB529991100
8thA68971001
9thB53075701
10thB62642300
11thB63182400
12thB20511100
13thB62631200

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2009

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 158.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2009

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2009: 65.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2009

Cumberland recorded 773 collisions in 2009, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Carlisle road accidents in other years