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Carlisle road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2016, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015 (256), and casualties fell from 340.

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 2016
257
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
315
Down 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2016

2.7% of collisions in Carlisle in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight21584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight26584%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 257, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 257
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.2%)
  • February28 (11%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April23 (8.9%)
  • May15 (5.8%)
  • June23 (8.9%)
  • July14 (5.4%)
  • August22 (8.6%)
  • September22 (8.6%)
  • October19 (7.4%)
  • November22 (8.6%)
  • December21 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (75%)
  • Wet or damp54 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph170 (66%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph65 (25%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (11%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (57%)
  • Pedestrian61 (19%)
  • Cyclist34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (10%)
  • 21 to 2532 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (20%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.7%)
  • Over 7515 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (61%)
  • Passenger62 (20%)
  • Pedestrian61 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2016, with 54 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2016

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2016: 27, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69274212
2ndA6212503
3rdA595141813
4thA7131511
5thA689121301
6thM6111412
7thA607171513
8thB52995700
9thA661200
10thB53071101
11thB62631200

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2016

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 152.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2016

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2016: 68.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2016

Cumberland recorded 669 collisions in 2016, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2016, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years