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Knowsley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 742 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 1997, and 1,171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1996 (754), and casualties rose from 1,133.

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

Collisions in 1997
742
Down 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,171
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Knowsley in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9112%
  • Slight64687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious1059%
  • Slight1,05990%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 1997 is highlighted, with 742, down 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (15%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday123 (17%)
  • Friday119 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.5%)
  • February55 (7.4%)
  • March53 (7.1%)
  • April60 (8.1%)
  • May56 (7.5%)
  • June60 (8.1%)
  • July80 (11%)
  • August59 (8%)
  • September59 (8%)
  • October54 (7.3%)
  • November86 (12%)
  • December64 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight575 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry489 (66%)
  • Wet or damp239 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph546 (74%)
  • 40 mph71 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph23 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph100 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (21%)
  • Roundabout102 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant811 (69%)
  • Pedestrian135 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant57 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1081 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1585 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20136 (12%)
  • 21 to 25143 (12%)
  • 26 to 35301 (26%)
  • 36 to 45162 (14%)
  • 46 to 55101 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (51%)
  • Passenger434 (37%)
  • Pedestrian135 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,083 (79%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 105th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 1997

The A5080 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 1997: 56, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5080568015
2ndA57496814
3rdA506427508
4thM57407523
5thM62356805
6thB5199253703
7thA562214002
8thA580193914
9thB5194192701
10thA5208122700
11thA5871401
12thB52026701
13thA52075800
14thA53005701
15thA5264500
16thB519841801
17thB51783300
18thA5612400
19thB52002201
20thA52061100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 1997

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 1997: 226.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 1997

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 1997: 213.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years