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Knowsley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 2018, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2017 (199), and casualties rose from 271.

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

Collisions in 2018
235
Up 18% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
329
Up 21% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 2018

1.3% of collisions in Knowsley in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight19382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight28587%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 2018 is highlighted, with 235, up 18% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 235
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.1%)
  • February17 (7.2%)
  • March21 (8.9%)
  • April12 (5.1%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August14 (6%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October22 (9.4%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (76%)
  • Wet or damp53 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (7.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (65%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (3%)
  • 70 mph31 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (66%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (22%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (64%)
  • Passenger74 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2018.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Knowsley in 2018

Swanside, Knowsley, L14 6TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Knowsley in 2018, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 2018

The M57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 2018: 15, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM57152003
2ndA5080142402
3rdA57141701
4thM62101801
5thA530081311
6thA5806803
7thB51996701
8thA5625601
9thB51784402
10thB51944402
11thA52083300
12thB52023300
13thA5262600
14thA5612200
15thB51922200
16thA52071301
17thA581201
18thB52011100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 2018

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 2018: 69.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 2018

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 2018: 62.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Knowsley in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years