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Carlisle road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2018, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (263), and casualties rose from 355.

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 2018
276
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
365
Up 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2018

1.8% of collisions in Carlisle in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight21678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight30082%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 276, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday27 (9.8%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May22 (8%)
  • June18 (6.5%)
  • July24 (8.7%)
  • August24 (8.7%)
  • September24 (8.7%)
  • October24 (8.7%)
  • November25 (9.1%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded66 (24%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (78%)
  • Wet or damp57 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph174 (63%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph73 (26%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (57%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)
  • Cyclist42 (12%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6%)
  • 16 to 2032 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2528 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (17%)
  • 56 to 6546 (13%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.8%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (63%)
  • Passenger75 (21%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2018, with 52 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2018

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2018: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69263405
2ndA7223316
3rdA595173205
4thA689151911
5thB5299141905
6thA6102413
7thM681303
8thB53074611
9thB62634401
10thA60713301
11thB64132302
12thB52911100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2018

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 156.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2018

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2018: 83.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2018

Cumberland recorded 668 collisions in 2018, and 41% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2018, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years