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Carlisle road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2015, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2014 (300), and casualties fell from 409.

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 2015
256
Down 15% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
340
Down 17% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Carlisle in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight22789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious298.5%
  • Slight31091%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 256, down 15% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (21%)
  • Sunday24 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February19 (7.4%)
  • March25 (9.8%)
  • April21 (8.2%)
  • May19 (7.4%)
  • June18 (7%)
  • July24 (9.4%)
  • August17 (6.6%)
  • September18 (7%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November18 (7%)
  • December23 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (66%)
  • Wet or damp77 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph148 (58%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph85 (33%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (76%)
  • Roundabout23 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (65%)
  • Pedestrian51 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (10%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.5%)
  • Over 7519 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (60%)
  • Passenger84 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (77%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2015, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2015

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2015: 25, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7252912
2ndA595222802
3rdA69203101
4thA6171703
5thA689163201
6thM6152201
7thB5299121702
8thA607191000
9thB53074700
10thB64133600
11thB62631200
12thB63181100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2015

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 131.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2015

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2015: 62.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2015

Cumberland recorded 669 collisions in 2015, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2015, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Carlisle road accidents in other years