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Carlisle road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2021, and 199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2020 (152), and casualties rose from 190.

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 2021
159
Up 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
199
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2021

2.5% of collisions in Carlisle in 2021 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3019%
  • Slight12579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16281%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 159, up 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 159
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday13 (8.2%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.3%)
  • February8 (5%)
  • March11 (6.9%)
  • April13 (8.2%)
  • May12 (7.5%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August16 (10%)
  • September14 (8.8%)
  • October13 (8.2%)
  • November11 (6.9%)
  • December15 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (5%)
  • Not recorded8 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (69%)
  • Wet or damp36 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (6.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph98 (62%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph41 (26%)
  • 70 mph12 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (13%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (59%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (6%)
  • Van occupant10 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (23%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.5%)
  • Over 755 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (66%)
  • Passenger35 (18%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (71%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2021, with 25 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2021

The A69 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2021: 13, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69132104
2ndA6121700
3rdA7101201
4thM6101102
5thA59591003
6thA68991512
7thA60715501
8thB53075802
9thB52993302
10thB62642200

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2021

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 87.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2021

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2021: 45.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2021

Cumberland recorded 372 collisions in 2021, and 43% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years