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CA2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
3,843
948th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,790
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
60 people killed
Serious collisions
679
776 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Up 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.4%
  • Serious67918%
  • Slight3,11181%

What the data shows

  • CA2 had 516 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 683 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CA2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 947 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA2, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in CA2.

Where CA2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
948th
Most casualties
1,061st
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
998th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday540 (14%)
  • Tuesday571 (15%)
  • Wednesday608 (16%)
  • Thursday559 (15%)
  • Friday609 (16%)
  • Saturday530 (14%)
  • Sunday426 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,700 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,018 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,390 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway234 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout145 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (1%)
  • 30 mph3,336 (87%)
  • 40 mph133 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph315 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph19 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,934 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds564 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other87 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded108 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,310 (48%)
  • Pedestrian1,094 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist551 (12%)
  • Cyclist514 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant121 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant102 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA2 peaked at 129 in 1990; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253840
20243134
20235562
20223439
20214552
20204553
20195466
201883104
20176685
20166569
20156274
201483108
20136878
20126174
20116487
20106587
20096583
20085872
20077495
200683104
200588104
200497114
200380104
200286113
200177100
200085113
19997799
199892128
1997104150
199682105
199591111
1994109131
1993102129
199288118
199193120
1990129153
1989111129
1988102118
198798121
1986102123
1985104121
1984121150
198399124
1982107151
1981117152
1980115134
197988109

Map of recent crashes in CA2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA2

The 24 most recent collisions in CA2 happened between 6 June and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA2

The A595 has the most collisions in CA2, 767 of 3,843 (20%), followed by the B5299 (314).

Collisions in CA2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59576798912134
2ndB5299314442562
3rdB5307281352748
4thA689222401
5thB52297902
6thA75500

Council areas covering CA2

Collisions in CA2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 3,838 of 3,843 (99.9%).

Collisions in CA2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland3,8384,78553678
2ndWestmorland and Furness4401

Town in CA2

Of the 3,843 collisions in CA2, 3,381 (88%) were in Carlisle.