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Knowsley road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2001
582
Down 17% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
890
Down 17% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 2001

0.5% of collisions in Knowsley in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious5910%
  • Slight52089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious707.9%
  • Slight81792%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 2001 is highlighted, with 582, down 17% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (16%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.8%)
  • February54 (9.3%)
  • March41 (7%)
  • April45 (7.7%)
  • May48 (8.2%)
  • June56 (9.6%)
  • July43 (7.4%)
  • August58 (10%)
  • September46 (7.9%)
  • October34 (5.8%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December43 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (66%)
  • Wet or damp175 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph413 (71%)
  • 40 mph67 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph78 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (23%)
  • Roundabout67 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant586 (66%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (6%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.8%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1055 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20118 (13%)
  • 21 to 2596 (11%)
  • 26 to 35218 (24%)
  • 36 to 45132 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (54%)
  • Passenger309 (35%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Knowsley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Knowsley ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 134th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 2001

The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 2001: 57, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57579806
2ndA5080346104
3rdM57265203
4thA506234912
5thA580213403
6thB5194193101
7thM62182501
8thA562162901
9thB5199131901
10thA5208121502
11thA5300121700
12thA5085600
13thA5614601
14thB51784402
15thA583500
16thB52013301
17thB52022300
18thB5711100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 2001

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 2001: 167.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years