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Carlisle road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2022, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (159), and casualties rose from 199.

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 2022
169
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
224
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2022

4.7% of collisions in Carlisle in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.7%
  • Serious4929%
  • Slight11266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.6%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16272%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 169, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 169
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (18%)
  • Sunday17 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (5.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.9%)
  • February8 (4.7%)
  • March11 (6.5%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May16 (9.5%)
  • June5 (3%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August16 (9.5%)
  • September16 (9.5%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November15 (8.9%)
  • December15 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (69%)
  • Wet or damp48 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph90 (53%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph64 (38%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (64%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8%)
  • 26 to 3543 (19%)
  • 36 to 4525 (11%)
  • 46 to 5523 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (17%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.6%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (68%)
  • Passenger42 (19%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2022, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2022

The A595 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2022: 17, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595171923
2ndA7162313
3rdA69142104
4thM6131805
5thA689122207
6thA691003
7thA60718915
8thB52993300
9thB53073300
10thB62633300
11thB63182301
12thB62641110

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2022

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 77.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2022

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2022: 34.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2022

Cumberland recorded 447 collisions in 2022, and 38% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2022, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years