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Knowsley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 1987, and 786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (593), and casualties rose from 753.

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

Collisions in 1987
599
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
786
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 1987

2% of collisions in Knowsley in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious9416%
  • Slight49382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious11114%
  • Slight66384%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 1987 is highlighted, with 599, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.8%)
  • February48 (8%)
  • March53 (8.8%)
  • April56 (9.3%)
  • May44 (7.3%)
  • June60 (10%)
  • July48 (8%)
  • August46 (7.7%)
  • September55 (9.2%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November47 (7.8%)
  • December42 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other23 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (64%)
  • Wet or damp199 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph442 (74%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph68 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (19%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (47%)
  • Pedestrian205 (26%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (8.1%)
  • 6 to 1074 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1579 (10%)
  • 16 to 20111 (14%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35143 (18%)
  • 36 to 4596 (12%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (44%)
  • Passenger234 (30%)
  • Pedestrian205 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach40 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 141st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 1987

The A506 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 1987: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA506394506
2ndA5080385512
3rdA57365422
4thA562223216
5thM62182211
6thB5199151802
7thA580141501
8thM57142413
9thB5194111103
10thA56191912
11thA520781702
12thA52085810
13thB51924400
14thB51984400
15thB51783400
16thA581100
17thB52031100
18thB52041100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 1987

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 1987: 181.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 1987

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 1987: 159.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years