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Carlisle road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,544 road traffic collisions in Carlisle, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 10,416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 105 were fatal and 1,350 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 83 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (94).

Collisions since 1979
8,544
138th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
10,416
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
105
114 people killed
Serious collisions
1,350
1,492 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
83
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Carlisle

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1051.2%
  • Serious1,35016%
  • Slight7,08983%

What the data shows

  • Carlisle had 1,109 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 1,523 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Carlisle were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,852 children under 16 were killed or injured in Carlisle, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Carlisle.

Where Carlisle ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
138th
Most casualties
141st
Most fatal collisions
112th
Most serious collisions
141st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,218 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,190 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,294 (15%)
  • Thursday1,283 (15%)
  • Friday1,408 (16%)
  • Saturday1,282 (15%)
  • Sunday869 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,126 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,276 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,209 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway578 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road457 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout256 (3%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph8,005 (94%)
  • 40 mph214 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph159 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph53 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,624 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,202 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds137 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds127 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.1%)
  • Other200 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded199 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,550 (44%)
  • Pedestrian2,747 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist1,246 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,045 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant434 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant168 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant108 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)52 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Carlisle peaked at 268 in 1990; 2025 had 83.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 83
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258391
202494106
2023113129
20227790
20218798
20208198
2019129157
2018156191
2017136164
2016153177
2015131155
2014169211
2013138155
2012144170
2011158217
2010130166
2009158188
2008145171
2007179220
2006171221
2005236284
2004207246
2003199244
2002191235
2001172228
2000165212
1999182219
1998215279
1997264331
1996195242
1995222278
1994207263
1993239303
1992197234
1991205249
1990268330
1989222253
1988246302
1987231287
1986247294
1985230267
1984240289
1983217260
1982256313
1981226279
1980259315
1979174205

Map of recent crashes in Carlisle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Carlisle

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Carlisle

The 24 most recent collisions in Carlisle happened between 22 September and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Carlisle

The A6 has the most collisions in Carlisle, 1,047 of 8,544 (12%), followed by the A7 (1,018).

Collisions in Carlisle on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61,0471,28014176
2ndA71,0181,2349140
3rdA59577197313124
4thA69426551452
5thB5299252333448
6thB5307252305545
7thB62645468112
8thA74294725
9thA689171803
10thM6154013
11thB52297902

Council areas covering Carlisle

Collisions in Carlisle were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 8,535 of 8,544 (99.9%).

Collisions in Carlisle by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland8,53510,4061041,349
2ndWestmorland and Furness8911

Postcode districts in Carlisle

Collisions in Carlisle were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by CA2 (3,381) and CA1 (3,191).