Tesla Model 3 crash on an unclassified road in Knowsley, 25 Dec 2025, 12:45
- Tesla Model 3 and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 21,908 road traffic collisions in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025, and 31,393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 297 were fatal and 3,144 were serious.
In 2025 police recorded 181 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (185), and casualties fell from 226 to 215.
1.4% of collisions in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.
Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. In 2025 there were 181, down 2% on 2024.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 181 | 215 |
| 2024 | 185 | 226 |
| 2023 | 214 | 273 |
| 2022 | 229 | 295 |
| 2021 | 136 | 172 |
| 2020 | 152 | 194 |
| 2019 | 189 | 259 |
| 2018 | 235 | 329 |
| 2017 | 199 | 271 |
| 2016 | 234 | 372 |
| 2015 | 271 | 414 |
| 2014 | 271 | 408 |
| 2013 | 280 | 415 |
| 2012 | 327 | 491 |
| 2011 | 284 | 421 |
| 2010 | 329 | 514 |
| 2009 | 332 | 490 |
| 2008 | 351 | 541 |
| 2007 | 393 | 585 |
| 2006 | 434 | 654 |
| 2005 | 482 | 709 |
| 2004 | 486 | 725 |
| 2003 | 427 | 623 |
| 2002 | 454 | 677 |
| 2001 | 582 | 890 |
| 2000 | 701 | 1,070 |
| 1999 | 717 | 1,080 |
| 1998 | 710 | 1,089 |
| 1997 | 742 | 1,171 |
| 1996 | 754 | 1,133 |
| 1995 | 664 | 1,010 |
| 1994 | 680 | 1,047 |
| 1993 | 721 | 1,130 |
| 1992 | 741 | 1,111 |
| 1991 | 727 | 1,110 |
| 1990 | 677 | 983 |
| 1989 | 665 | 971 |
| 1988 | 643 | 852 |
| 1987 | 599 | 786 |
| 1986 | 593 | 753 |
| 1985 | 528 | 656 |
| 1984 | 542 | 664 |
| 1983 | 547 | 668 |
| 1982 | 557 | 703 |
| 1981 | 515 | 659 |
| 1980 | 597 | 754 |
| 1979 | 631 | 830 |
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Knowsley
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Accident hotspots (10)
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 148th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.
| Rank | Area | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145th | North Tyneside | 22,283 | 29,308 | 295 | 3,765 |
| 146th | North Somerset | 22,130 | 30,524 | 439 | 4,112 |
| 147th | Cherwell | 22,074 | 31,537 | 507 | 4,126 |
| 148th | Knowsley (this area) | 21,908 | 31,393 | 297 | 3,144 |
| 149th | Reading | 21,627 | 26,405 | 199 | 3,333 |
| 150th | Winchester | 21,559 | 29,807 | 480 | 4,965 |
| 151st | Waverley | 21,540 | 29,614 | 326 | 3,833 |
St Michaels, Knowsley, L36 7TZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Knowsley, with 482 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.
The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025: 1,630, including 38 fatal and 218 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A57 | 1,630 | 2,409 | 38 | 218 |
| 2nd | A5080 | 1,392 | 2,058 | 14 | 156 |
| 3rd | M57 | 1,000 | 1,624 | 27 | 124 |
| 4th | A506 | 945 | 1,458 | 18 | 122 |
| 5th | M62 | 722 | 1,172 | 12 | 85 |
| 6th | A580 | 657 | 1,119 | 12 | 117 |
| 7th | A562 | 626 | 986 | 20 | 111 |
| 8th | B5199 | 527 | 713 | 8 | 61 |
| 9th | B5194 | 465 | 726 | 12 | 86 |
| 10th | A5208 | 387 | 576 | 6 | 57 |
| 11th | A5300 | 222 | 336 | 3 | 20 |
| 12th | A5207 | 183 | 294 | 2 | 24 |
| 13th | B5178 | 162 | 248 | 3 | 34 |
| 14th | A58 | 129 | 190 | 0 | 16 |
| 15th | A561 | 122 | 213 | 11 | 21 |
| 16th | B5198 | 100 | 144 | 1 | 15 |
| 17th | A526 | 78 | 134 | 3 | 13 |
| 18th | B5200 | 75 | 100 | 0 | 7 |
| 19th | B5202 | 72 | 102 | 0 | 14 |
| 20th | B5201 | 71 | 114 | 0 | 11 |
Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025: 6,349.
L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025: 5,858.
Of the latest 24 crashes in Knowsley, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The most recent was on 25 December 2025.
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