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Knowsley road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 2003, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (454), and casualties fell from 677.

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

Collisions in 2003
427
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
623
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Knowsley in 2003 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious429.8%
  • Slight38289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious518.2%
  • Slight56991%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 2003 is highlighted, with 427, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March42 (9.8%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May47 (11%)
  • June39 (9.1%)
  • July40 (9.4%)
  • August30 (7%)
  • September24 (5.6%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November41 (9.6%)
  • December28 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (74%)
  • Wet or damp104 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph301 (70%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph61 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (30%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (69%)
  • Pedestrian83 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2562 (10%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 45122 (20%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (57%)
  • Passenger187 (30%)
  • Pedestrian83 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2003.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Knowsley in 2003

St Michaels, Knowsley, L36 7TZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Knowsley in 2003, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 2003

The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 2003: 36, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57364301
2ndA5080294100
3rdA506275100
4thM57274314
5thB5199151612
6thA580132003
7thB5194121501
8thM62122101
9thA562111403
10thA520891002
11thA530071110
12thA584601
13thB51784701
14thA5612200
15thB52022200
16thB52001100
17thB52011200

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 2003

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 2003: 134.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 2003

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 2003: 120.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years