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Knowsley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 665 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 1989, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (643), and casualties rose from 852.

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

Collisions in 1989
665
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
971
Up 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 1989

2% of collisions in Knowsley in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious10015%
  • Slight55283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious11812%
  • Slight84087%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 1989 is highlighted, with 665, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday117 (18%)
  • Thursday85 (13%)
  • Friday114 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (5.7%)
  • February54 (8.1%)
  • March48 (7.2%)
  • April50 (7.5%)
  • May59 (8.9%)
  • June44 (6.6%)
  • July57 (8.6%)
  • August50 (7.5%)
  • September62 (9.3%)
  • October61 (9.2%)
  • November64 (9.6%)
  • December78 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (65%)
  • Wet or damp220 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph467 (70%)
  • 40 mph68 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph92 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (23%)
  • Roundabout49 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (58%)
  • Pedestrian200 (21%)
  • Cyclist58 (6%)
  • Van occupant39 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 1075 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1572 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20146 (15%)
  • 21 to 25145 (15%)
  • 26 to 35198 (20%)
  • 36 to 4599 (10%)
  • 46 to 5575 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (45%)
  • Passenger334 (34%)
  • Pedestrian200 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 140th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 1989

The A5080 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 1989: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5080567907
2ndA57466826
3rdM57355804
4thA580244406
5thA562223706
6thA506213200
7thM62162803
8thB5194152823
9thB5199151801
10thA5208122202
11thA5207101801
12thB520161401
13thB51984601
14thA5263401
15thA5613401
16thB51783500
17thB52003300
18thA582300
19thA50281101
20thA50581300

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 1989

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 1989: 205.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 1989

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 1989: 176.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years