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Carlisle road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2023, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2022 (169), and casualties rose from 224.

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 2023
198
Up 17% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
250
Up 12% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2023

2.5% of collisions in Carlisle in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious5528%
  • Slight13870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious5622%
  • Slight18976%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 198, up 17% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 198
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (19%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February13 (6.6%)
  • March16 (8.1%)
  • April16 (8.1%)
  • May13 (6.6%)
  • June19 (9.6%)
  • July19 (9.6%)
  • August14 (7.1%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October16 (8.1%)
  • November19 (9.6%)
  • December14 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (61%)
  • Wet or damp69 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph118 (60%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph55 (28%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (59%)
  • Pedestrian49 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2516 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3554 (22%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.8%)
  • Over 7511 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (59%)
  • Passenger53 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car253 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2023, with 36 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2023

The A595 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2023: 17, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595171908
2ndA7162107
3rdA69151705
4thM6142212
5thA6121711
6thA60717913
7thB52997903
8thA68961110
9thB62633400
10thB53072301
11thB64132200
12thA74(M)1100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2023

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 113.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2023

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2023: 55.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2023

Cumberland recorded 427 collisions in 2023, and 46% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years