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Knowsley road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 2015, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014, and casualties rose from 408.

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

Collisions in 2015
271
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
414
Up 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Knowsley in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight22784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight36789%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 2015 is highlighted, with 271, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 271
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday65 (24%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.2%)
  • February14 (5.2%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April22 (8.1%)
  • May19 (7%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August23 (8.5%)
  • September24 (8.9%)
  • October20 (7.4%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December16 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (78%)
  • Wet or damp53 (20%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (6.6%)
  • 30 mph157 (58%)
  • 40 mph34 (13%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph32 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (30%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2037 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (22%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (57%)
  • Passenger128 (31%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2015.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Knowsley in 2015

St Michaels, Knowsley, L36 7TZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Knowsley in 2015, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 2015

The A580 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 2015: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580162703
2ndA5080142803
3rdA57141712
4thM57132102
5thA506112603
6thA5208111101
7thM62111901
8thB5199101300
9thA56291501
10thA5871702
11thB519461301
12thB51785500
13thA53004700
14thA52073300
15thB51923301
16thA5261101
17thA5611100
18thB51981100
19thB52021100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 2015

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 2015: 73.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 2015

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 2015: 76.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years