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Carlisle road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2010, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2009 (295), and casualties fell from 394.

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 2010
255
Down 14% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
352
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2010

3.1% of collisions in Carlisle in 2010 were fatal and 9% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious239%
  • Slight22488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious288%
  • Slight31589%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 255, down 14% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.7%)
  • February18 (7.1%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April15 (5.9%)
  • May16 (6.3%)
  • June17 (6.7%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September23 (9%)
  • October23 (9%)
  • November19 (7.5%)
  • December30 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (60%)
  • Wet or damp71 (28%)
  • Frost or ice18 (7.1%)
  • Snow13 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph147 (58%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph82 (32%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (66%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2069 (20%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3543 (12%)
  • 36 to 4570 (20%)
  • 46 to 5543 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (63%)
  • Passenger88 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2010, with 36 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2010

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2010: 30, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7303414
2ndA595192720
3rdA69172601
4thA6111311
5thB5299101401
6thA68991710
7thM681111
8thB53075800
9thB62645510
10thA60714401
11thB64132200
12thA751100
13thB63181100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2010

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 130.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2010

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2010: 65.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2010

Cumberland recorded 646 collisions in 2010, and 39% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years