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Knowsley road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 2004, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2003 (427), and casualties rose from 623.

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

Collisions in 2004
486
Up 14% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
725
Up 16% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Knowsley in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight43189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious618.4%
  • Slight66291%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 2004 is highlighted, with 486, up 14% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.6%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March38 (7.8%)
  • April44 (9.1%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June34 (7%)
  • July34 (7%)
  • August37 (7.6%)
  • September44 (9.1%)
  • October32 (6.6%)
  • November60 (12%)
  • December38 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (73%)
  • Wet or damp121 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph334 (69%)
  • 40 mph49 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph75 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (26%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (73%)
  • Pedestrian88 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (12%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35135 (19%)
  • 36 to 45144 (20%)
  • 46 to 5587 (12%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (57%)
  • Passenger222 (31%)
  • Pedestrian88 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 146th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Knowsley in 2004

Prescot South, Knowsley, L35 5BB area, Swanside, Knowsley, L14 6TX area and Whitefield, Knowsley, L32 8RX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Knowsley in 2004, with 27 collisions each.

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 2004

The A5080 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 2004: 38, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5080385704
2ndA57375514
3rdM57345904
4thA506253502
5thM62192902
6thB5194183001
7thA580142300
8thA5300132310
9thA562132601
10thA5208111502
11thB5199111801
12thA585600
13thA5263401
14thB52003300
15thA5612201
16thB51782200
17thB52022200

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 2004

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 2004: 120.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 2004

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 2004: 126.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years