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Knowsley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 1979, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,908 collisions in Knowsley.

Collisions in 1979
631
Casualties in 1979
830
Fatal collisions
17
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 1979

2.7% of collisions in Knowsley in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious15424%
  • Slight46073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious18923%
  • Slight62475%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 631.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday104 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.3%)
  • February37 (5.9%)
  • March58 (9.2%)
  • April41 (6.5%)
  • May62 (9.8%)
  • June53 (8.4%)
  • July51 (8.1%)
  • August38 (6%)
  • September62 (9.8%)
  • October55 (8.7%)
  • November75 (12%)
  • December59 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds485 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (4%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (63%)
  • Wet or damp199 (32%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph477 (76%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph26 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph79 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (23%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (38%)
  • Pedestrian226 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 10101 (12%)
  • 11 to 1570 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (19%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (13%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.1%)
  • Over 754 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (42%)
  • Passenger258 (31%)
  • Pedestrian226 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (56%)
  • Motorcycle123 (13%)
  • Bus or coach64 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Knowsley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Knowsley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 138th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
138th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 1979

The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 1979: 42, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA574259012
2ndA5080303607
3rdA506263527
4thM57263525
5thA580203619
6thB5194192727
7thA562183008
8thA5208173207
9thM62172315
10thB5199141523
11thA5881503
12thB519871000
13thB51925501
14thB52014401
15thA52073301
16thA5613401
17thB52022500
18thA50271101
19thB52081100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 1979

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 1979: 202.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 1979

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 1979: 165.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 1979, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years