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Carlisle road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2017, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2016 (257), and casualties rose from 315.

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 2017
263
Up 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
355
Up 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2017

2.3% of collisions in Carlisle in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight30285%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 263, up 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.2%)
  • February25 (9.5%)
  • March21 (8%)
  • April16 (6.1%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June13 (4.9%)
  • July24 (9.1%)
  • August15 (5.7%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October19 (7.2%)
  • November26 (9.9%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded51 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (79%)
  • Wet or damp41 (16%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph169 (64%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph79 (30%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (89%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (59%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)
  • Cyclist43 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2048 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9%)
  • 26 to 3552 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (62%)
  • Passenger89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2017, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2017

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2017: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69203302
2ndA595151703
3rdA689152522
4thA6141501
5thA7121611
6thM66600
7thA60715800
8thB53075901
9thB52992610
10thB62642200
11thB64132201
12thB53051101
13thB63181300

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2017

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 136.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2017

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2017: 66.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2017

Cumberland recorded 676 collisions in 2017, and 39% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years