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Carlisle road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2024, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2023 (198), and casualties fell from 250.

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 2024
172
Down 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
210
Down 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2024

0.6% of collisions in Carlisle in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4224%
  • Slight12975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4421%
  • Slight16579%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 172, down 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 172
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (19%)
  • Sunday17 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.6%)
  • February11 (6.4%)
  • March13 (7.6%)
  • April18 (10%)
  • May16 (9.3%)
  • June12 (7%)
  • July10 (5.8%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October12 (7%)
  • November15 (8.7%)
  • December15 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (60%)
  • Wet or damp54 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph92 (53%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph51 (30%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (58%)
  • Pedestrian45 (21%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (10%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9%)
  • 21 to 259 (4.3%)
  • 26 to 3532 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.2%)
  • Over 7514 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (58%)
  • Pedestrian45 (21%)
  • Passenger43 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2024, with 24 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2024

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2024: 17, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7171807
2ndM6151712
3rdA689111802
4thA69112003
5thA59571001
6thA67802
7thB53076601
8thA60713502
9thB52993401
10thB63182201
11thB62631100
12thB62641200
13thB64131101

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2024

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 94.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2024

CA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2024: 39.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2024

Cumberland recorded 411 collisions in 2024, and 42% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years