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Carlisle road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2014, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (265), and casualties rose from 327.

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 2014
300
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
409
Up 25% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2014

0.3% of collisions in Carlisle in 2014 were fatal and 8% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious248%
  • Slight27592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious338.1%
  • Slight37592%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 300, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.7%)
  • February23 (7.7%)
  • March28 (9.3%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May16 (5.3%)
  • June28 (9.3%)
  • July26 (8.7%)
  • August22 (7.3%)
  • September26 (8.7%)
  • October26 (8.7%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December29 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (69%)
  • Wet or damp87 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph174 (58%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph98 (33%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (69%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (17%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (10%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.6%)
  • Over 7519 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (63%)
  • Passenger110 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2014, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2014

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2014: 30, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7304102
2ndA69253302
3rdA595233410
4thA6202803
5thA689192401
6thM6142302
7thB529991701
8thB530791201
9thA607151202
10thB62635600
11thB62642201

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2014

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 169.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2014

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2014: 83.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2014

Cumberland recorded 774 collisions in 2014, and 39% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years