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Carlisle road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2013, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2012 (263), and casualties fell from 337.

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 2013
265
Up 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
327
Down 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Carlisle in 2013 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious217.9%
  • Slight24291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious278.3%
  • Slight29891%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 265, up 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 265
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday60 (23%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February16 (6%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April26 (9.8%)
  • May15 (5.7%)
  • June17 (6.4%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August19 (7.2%)
  • September24 (9.1%)
  • October24 (9.1%)
  • November22 (8.3%)
  • December26 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Other10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (68%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph159 (60%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph81 (31%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (61%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)
  • Cyclist31 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (20%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (16%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.3%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (67%)
  • Passenger64 (20%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2013, with 40 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2013

The A6 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2013: 23, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6232721
2ndA7222901
3rdA69212901
4thA689162303
5thA595151700
6thM6152301
7thA607191201
8thB52997901
9thB53077700
10thB63184400
11thB64133500
12thB62642200
13thB62631301

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2013

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 138.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2013

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2013: 68.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2013

Cumberland recorded 668 collisions in 2013, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years