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Knowsley road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2007
393
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
585
Down 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 2007

1.3% of collisions in Knowsley in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight34488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious498.4%
  • Slight53191%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 2007 is highlighted, with 393, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday73 (19%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (9.9%)
  • Sunday31 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.9%)
  • February35 (8.9%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April21 (5.3%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August21 (5.3%)
  • September27 (6.9%)
  • October25 (6.4%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (69%)
  • Wet or damp115 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph277 (70%)
  • 40 mph41 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph55 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (25%)
  • Roundabout41 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (69%)
  • Pedestrian81 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (12%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 45120 (21%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (55%)
  • Passenger182 (31%)
  • Pedestrian81 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2007.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 2007

The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 2007: 30, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57305013
2ndA506233802
3rdM57233102
4thA5080213701
5thM62172912
6thA580153103
7thA562131702
8thB5194121913
9thA5300101401
10thA520871202
11thA52076901
12thB51996700
13thA5263800
14thB51783301
15thA5612300
16thB52022300
17thA50581400

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 2007

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 2007: 103.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years