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Carlisle road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2020, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2019 (218), and casualties fell from 282.

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 2020
152
Down 30% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
190
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2020

2.6% of collisions in Carlisle in 2020 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious4026%
  • Slight10871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight14375%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 152, down 30% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 152
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday30 (20%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (13%)
  • February9 (5.9%)
  • March13 (8.6%)
  • April4 (2.6%)
  • May3 (2%)
  • June12 (7.9%)
  • July18 (12%)
  • August20 (13%)
  • September11 (7.2%)
  • October20 (13%)
  • November11 (7.2%)
  • December12 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (59%)
  • Wet or damp55 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph93 (61%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph47 (31%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (55%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Cyclist29 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2025 (13%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3528 (15%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (18%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (59%)
  • Passenger44 (23%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (10%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2020, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2020

The A69 and A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2020, with 11 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69111414
2ndA7111605
3rdA69901
4thA68991102
5thB52998902
6thM681010
7thA5957903
8thA60714412
9thB53072200
10thB62631101
11thB62641100
12thB63181100
13thB64131301

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2020

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 81.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2020

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2020: 45.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2020

Cumberland recorded 400 collisions in 2020, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2020.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years