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Knowsley road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 2000, and 1,070 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (717), and casualties fell from 1,080.

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

Collisions in 2000
701
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,070
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 2000

1% of collisions in Knowsley in 2000 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious639%
  • Slight63190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious716.6%
  • Slight99293%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 2000 is highlighted, with 701, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday117 (17%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday124 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.8%)
  • February54 (7.7%)
  • March56 (8%)
  • April61 (8.7%)
  • May75 (11%)
  • June61 (8.7%)
  • July59 (8.4%)
  • August52 (7.4%)
  • September42 (6%)
  • October69 (9.8%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December54 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight536 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds503 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (58%)
  • Wet or damp275 (39%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph496 (71%)
  • 40 mph97 (14%)
  • 60 mph29 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph79 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (21%)
  • Roundabout96 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant732 (68%)
  • Pedestrian115 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1055 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20115 (11%)
  • 21 to 25127 (12%)
  • 26 to 35264 (25%)
  • 36 to 45216 (20%)
  • 46 to 5589 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (57%)
  • Passenger342 (32%)
  • Pedestrian115 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,016 (78%)
  • Motorcycle61 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 110th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 2000

The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 2000: 57, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57579004
2ndA5080569202
3rdA506324507
4thA562313913
5thM57315802
6thM62213002
7thA580163101
8thB5194152601
9thB5199121500
10thA5300111802
11thA5207101900
12thB517891211
13thA52087900
14thA585900
15thA5613810
16thB51983301
17thB52003400
18thA5261100
19thA5711100
20thB51491100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 2000

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 2000: 190.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 2000

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 2000: 162.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years