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Carlisle road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2012, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (283), and casualties fell from 403.

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 2012
263
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
337
Down 16% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2012

1.5% of collisions in Carlisle in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight23087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3510%
  • Slight29888%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 263, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 263
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (11%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.1%)
  • February13 (4.9%)
  • March16 (6.1%)
  • April20 (7.6%)
  • May31 (12%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July22 (8.4%)
  • August16 (6.1%)
  • September20 (7.6%)
  • October19 (7.2%)
  • November35 (13%)
  • December25 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (65%)
  • Wet or damp81 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph167 (63%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph81 (31%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (63%)
  • Pedestrian46 (14%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2057 (17%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3546 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (64%)
  • Passenger76 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2012, with 53 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2012

The A595 and A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2012, with 29 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595294204
2ndA69293804
3rdA7283602
4thA6131402
5thA6071101403
6thA68981200
7thB53077820
8thM67802
9thB52995500
10thB62641101

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2012

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 144.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2012

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2012: 61.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2012

Cumberland recorded 691 collisions in 2012, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 25 December 2012.

Carlisle road accidents in other years