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Carlisle road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2025, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2024 (172), and casualties fell from 210.

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 2025
164
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
190
Down 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2025

3% of collisions in Carlisle in 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight12476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight14777%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 164, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 164
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (18%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday31 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (6.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.7%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March9 (5.5%)
  • April19 (12%)
  • May12 (7.3%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July13 (7.9%)
  • August12 (7.3%)
  • September16 (9.8%)
  • October14 (8.5%)
  • November9 (5.5%)
  • December20 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (66%)
  • Wet or damp44 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph88 (54%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (26%)
  • 70 mph19 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (52%)
  • Pedestrian43 (23%)
  • Cyclist16 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (21%)
  • 36 to 4526 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (10%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8.4%)
  • Over 7510 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (64%)
  • Pedestrian43 (23%)
  • Passenger26 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (12%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2025, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2025

The M6 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2025: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6172303
2ndA689121301
3rdA69121607
4thA7121220
5thA6111401
6thA5957700
7thB53076601
8thB52995702
9thB64132301
10thA60711100
11thA74(M)1110
12thB62631101
13thB63181100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2025

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 83.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2025

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2025: 38.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2025

Cumberland recorded 388 collisions in 2025, and 42% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years