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Carlisle road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2019, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2018 (276), and casualties fell from 365.

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 2019
218
Down 21% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
282
Down 23% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2019

1.4% of collisions in Carlisle in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5726%
  • Slight15872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious6623%
  • Slight21376%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 218, down 21% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 218
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday20 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday44 (20%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday41 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.8%)
  • February16 (7.3%)
  • March17 (7.8%)
  • April13 (6%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June20 (9.2%)
  • July21 (9.6%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September15 (6.9%)
  • October17 (7.8%)
  • November14 (6.4%)
  • December21 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded46 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (68%)
  • Wet or damp56 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph141 (65%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph49 (22%)
  • 70 mph11 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (63%)
  • Pedestrian42 (15%)
  • Cyclist28 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3563 (22%)
  • 36 to 4526 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (60%)
  • Passenger70 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2019, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2019

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2019: 25, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7253104
2ndA69192307
3rdM6131914
4thA6111401
5thA59581001
6thA6897905
7thA60714801
8thB53074402
9thB62634501
10thB52992200
11thB62642301
12thB64132201

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2019

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 129.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2019

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2019: 54.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2019

Cumberland recorded 541 collisions in 2019, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2019, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years