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Knowsley road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 1999, and 1,080 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (710), and casualties fell from 1,089.

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

Collisions in 1999
717
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,080
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 1999

0.3% of collisions in Knowsley in 1999 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious618.5%
  • Slight65491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious716.6%
  • Slight1,00793%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 1999 is highlighted, with 717, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday129 (18%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday129 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (10%)
  • February58 (8.1%)
  • March55 (7.7%)
  • April47 (6.6%)
  • May55 (7.7%)
  • June53 (7.4%)
  • July54 (7.5%)
  • August58 (8.1%)
  • September57 (7.9%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November60 (8.4%)
  • December72 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight561 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (63%)
  • Wet or damp240 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph541 (75%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph24 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph93 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (21%)
  • Roundabout93 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant726 (67%)
  • Pedestrian116 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist54 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3%)
  • 6 to 1067 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (11%)
  • 21 to 25119 (11%)
  • 26 to 35260 (24%)
  • 36 to 45211 (20%)
  • 46 to 5594 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider618 (57%)
  • Passenger346 (32%)
  • Pedestrian116 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,020 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach56 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle40 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 102nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 1999

The A5080 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 1999: 59.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5080598900
2ndA57517801
3rdM57488306
4thA506284404
5thM62253601
6thA580183305
7thA562152510
8thB5199151900
9thB5200121502
10thB5194111403
11thA5208101702
12thA520771101
13thA53007800
14thB51784600
15thA583400
16thA5612401
17thA5702200
18thB52012300
19thB52022300
20thA5261100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 1999

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 1999: 210.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 1999

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 1999: 184.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years