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Knowsley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 2016, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2015 (271), and casualties fell from 414.

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

Collisions in 2016
234
Down 14% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
372
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Knowsley in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight16972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29880%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 2016 is highlighted, with 234, down 14% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 234
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (18%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.4%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March21 (9%)
  • April19 (8.1%)
  • May21 (9%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August18 (7.7%)
  • September17 (7.3%)
  • October14 (6%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December12 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (71%)
  • Wet or damp61 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph148 (63%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph37 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (27%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (62%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (4%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2027 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 2533 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3591 (24%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (16%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (63%)
  • Passenger98 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (69%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Knowsley ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2016.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Knowsley in 2016

Page Moss, Knowsley, L14 9LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Knowsley in 2016, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 2016

The A5080 and M57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 2016, with 18 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5080183603
2ndM57183817
3rdA57172114
4thA5300131903
5thA562112202
6thA50681111
7thM626901
8thA52085700
9thB519451201
10thA584901
11thB51993702
12thA5262300
13thA5802200
14thB51782201
15thB52022401
16thA52071100
17thA5611301
18thB51391100
19thB51921101
20thB51981100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 2016

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 2016: 55.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 2016

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 2016: 57.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years