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Carlisle road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2011, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2010 (255), and casualties rose from 352.

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 2011
283
Up 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
403
Up 14% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2011

1.1% of collisions in Carlisle in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight24888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight35789%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 283, up 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (10%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February20 (7.1%)
  • March19 (6.7%)
  • April31 (11%)
  • May33 (12%)
  • June16 (5.7%)
  • July22 (7.8%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September28 (9.9%)
  • October26 (9.2%)
  • November21 (7.4%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (61%)
  • Wet or damp99 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph163 (58%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph88 (31%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (82%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (63%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2066 (16%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (61%)
  • Passenger113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2011, with 50 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2011

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2011: 37, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7375013
2ndA595243403
3rdA6243004
4thA69243204
5thM6142002
6thB5299132001
7thA689111802
8thB530781100
9thA60717810
10thB64132300

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2011

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 158.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2011

CA1 and CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2011, with 64 each.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2011

Cumberland recorded 659 collisions in 2011, and 43% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years