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Knowsley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 1981, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1980 (597), and casualties fell from 754.

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

Collisions in 1981
515
Down 14% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
659
Down 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Knowsley in 1981 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious10019%
  • Slight40078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious11517%
  • Slight52880%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 1981 is highlighted, with 515, down 14% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 515
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (13%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.9%)
  • February43 (8.3%)
  • March48 (9.3%)
  • April41 (8%)
  • May55 (11%)
  • June42 (8.2%)
  • July36 (7%)
  • August39 (7.6%)
  • September40 (7.8%)
  • October44 (8.5%)
  • November45 (8.7%)
  • December31 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (60%)
  • Wet or damp186 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph388 (75%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (17%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (38%)
  • Pedestrian219 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (7.6%)
  • 6 to 1089 (14%)
  • 11 to 1580 (12%)
  • 16 to 20123 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 754 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (39%)
  • Pedestrian219 (33%)
  • Passenger184 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (65%)
  • Motorcycle86 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach38 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Knowsley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Knowsley ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1981.

Collisions
178th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 1981

The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 1981: 36, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57364436
2ndA5080293007
3rdA580183801
4thM57151913
5thA506121211
6thA562122012
7thB5199112103
8thB519891103
9thB519471111
10thM627811
11thB517851204
12thA52084601
13thA5613310
14thB52023301
15thA52072200
16thA51921100
17thA51991101
18thA581101
19thA591100
20thB50801100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 1981

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 1981: 189.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 1981

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 1981: 164.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years