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Knowsley road accidents: crash map and statistics

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.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
21,908
148th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31,393
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
297
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
181
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Knowsley

1.4% of collisions in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2971.4%
  • Serious3,14414%
  • Slight18,46784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3221%
  • Serious3,60011%
  • Slight27,47188%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. In 2025 there were 181, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 181
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025181215
2024185226
2023214273
2022229295
2021136172
2020152194
2019189259
2018235329
2017199271
2016234372
2015271414
2014271408
2013280415
2012327491
2011284421
2010329514
2009332490
2008351541
2007393585
2006434654
2005482709
2004486725
2003427623
2002454677
2001582890
20007011,070
19997171,080
19987101,089
19977421,171
19967541,133
19956641,010
19946801,047
19937211,130
19927411,111
19917271,110
1990677983
1989665971
1988643852
1987599786
1986593753
1985528656
1984542664
1983547668
1982557703
1981515659
1980597754
1979631830

When and where crashes happen in Knowsley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,206 (15%)
  • Tuesday3,228 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,272 (15%)
  • Thursday3,423 (16%)
  • Friday3,746 (17%)
  • Saturday2,819 (13%)
  • Sunday2,214 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59713 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59309 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,537 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,840 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,829 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,879 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,863 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,764 (8.1%)
  • February1,629 (7.4%)
  • March1,854 (8.5%)
  • April1,727 (7.9%)
  • May1,888 (8.6%)
  • June1,757 (8%)
  • July1,832 (8.4%)
  • August1,713 (7.8%)
  • September1,821 (8.3%)
  • October1,993 (9.1%)
  • November2,038 (9.3%)
  • December1,892 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,398 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,652 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting435 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown248 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit175 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,758 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,026 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds521 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds461 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist155 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds128 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds34 (0.2%)
  • Other441 (2%)
  • Not recorded384 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,394 (66%)
  • Wet or damp6,877 (31%)
  • Frost or ice411 (1.9%)
  • Snow104 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep58 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel21 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph230 (1%)
  • 30 mph15,774 (72%)
  • 40 mph2,124 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph174 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,016 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph2,580 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,651 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway4,933 (23%)
  • Roundabout1,735 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road451 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded138 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Knowsley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,782 (60%)
  • Pedestrian5,423 (17%)
  • Cyclist1,903 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist1,582 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,329 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant984 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant700 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)310 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant190 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant154 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,398 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 102,172 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 152,457 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 203,900 (12%)
  • 21 to 253,940 (13%)
  • 26 to 356,363 (20%)
  • 36 to 454,502 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,105 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 652,023 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75982 (3.1%)
  • Over 75524 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,300 (52%)
  • Passenger9,670 (31%)
  • Pedestrian5,423 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car28,375 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle1,936 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,765 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle1,743 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach1,383 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,279 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,225 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle288 (0.8%)
  • Minibus204 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle19 (under 0.1%)
  • Other36 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Knowsley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Knowsley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Knowsley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 148th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
137th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
145thNorth Tyneside22,28329,3082953,765
146thNorth Somerset22,13030,5244394,112
147thCherwell22,07431,5375074,126
148thKnowsley (this area)21,90831,3932973,144
149thReading21,62726,4051993,333
150thWinchester21,55929,8074804,965
151stWaverley21,54029,6143263,833

Accident hotspots in Knowsley

St Michaels, Knowsley, L36 7TZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Knowsley, with 482 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes

The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025: 1,630, including 38 fatal and 218 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA571,6302,40938218
2ndA50801,3922,05814156
3rdM571,0001,62427124
4thA5069451,45818122
5thM627221,1721285
6thA5806571,11912117
7thA56262698620111
8thB5199527713861
9thB51944657261286
10thA5208387576657
11thA5300222336320
12thA5207183294224
13thB5178162248334
14thA58129190016
15thA5611222131121
16thB5198100144115
17thA52678134313
18thB52007510007
19thB520272102014
20thB520171114011

Towns in Knowsley

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025: 6,349.

Postcode districts in Knowsley

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025: 5,858.

Latest crashes in Knowsley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Knowsley, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The most recent was on 25 December 2025.

Severity