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Liverpool road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90,801 road traffic collisions in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025, and 127,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,045 were fatal and 12,259 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 853 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (841), and casualties rose from 1,013 to 1,130.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
90,801
7th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127,152
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,045
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
853
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Liverpool

1.2% of collisions in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,0451.2%
  • Serious12,25914%
  • Slight77,49785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,0980.9%
  • Serious13,48911%
  • Slight112,56589%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. In 2025 there were 853, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 853
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20258531,130
20248411,013
20239311,119
20229811,193
20218851,071
2020703876
20199071,143
20189171,176
20179271,231
20161,0481,501
20151,1371,565
20141,2441,818
20131,0611,507
20121,3242,062
20111,2141,779
20101,3342,077
20091,2771,975
20081,4252,228
20071,5512,389
20061,7182,594
20052,0213,037
20042,1423,185
20032,0293,059
20022,2443,418
20012,4693,732
20002,7884,067
19992,8474,138
19982,8934,242
19972,7184,129
19962,6483,944
19952,6503,779
19942,9324,347
19933,1884,711
19923,0384,366
19912,9814,295
19902,8384,033
19892,7033,697
19882,4053,237
19872,5523,301
19862,4283,095
19852,3332,949
19842,4002,986
19832,2082,701
19822,3172,909
19812,1282,615
19802,2102,700
19792,4133,033

When and where crashes happen in Liverpool

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12,727 (14%)
  • Tuesday13,118 (14%)
  • Wednesday13,065 (14%)
  • Thursday14,118 (16%)
  • Friday15,194 (17%)
  • Saturday13,033 (14%)
  • Sunday9,546 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594,269 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,507 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598,121 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912,081 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917,390 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923,473 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915,427 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598,533 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7,053 (7.8%)
  • February6,922 (7.6%)
  • March7,836 (8.6%)
  • April7,281 (8%)
  • May7,554 (8.3%)
  • June7,346 (8.1%)
  • July7,233 (8%)
  • August7,038 (7.8%)
  • September7,487 (8.2%)
  • October8,413 (9.3%)
  • November8,421 (9.3%)
  • December8,217 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65,396 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23,167 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,043 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit744 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting448 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70,669 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds12,113 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1,892 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1,525 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds388 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist274 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds94 (0.1%)
  • Other1,733 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2,113 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry62,822 (69%)
  • Wet or damp26,202 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1,061 (1.2%)
  • Snow328 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep81 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel29 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded276 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph26 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph14 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,623 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph79,749 (88%)
  • 40 mph9,020 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph64 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph60 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph231 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57,667 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway27,365 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road3,341 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout1,964 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded464 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Liverpool

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant65,797 (52%)
  • Pedestrian28,309 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8,282 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist7,708 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7,042 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist5,907 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant1,990 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant693 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant621 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)506 (0.4%)
  • Other105 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded192 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54,870 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 107,280 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 158,779 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2015,401 (12%)
  • 21 to 2517,030 (13%)
  • 26 to 3526,083 (21%)
  • 36 to 4517,718 (14%)
  • 46 to 5512,591 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 658,828 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 755,163 (4.1%)
  • Over 753,268 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded141 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider58,335 (46%)
  • Passenger40,508 (32%)
  • Pedestrian28,309 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car113,297 (73%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9,120 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach8,084 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle7,977 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle6,555 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,967 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,846 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle1,144 (0.7%)
  • Minibus811 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)235 (0.2%)
  • Other116 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Liverpool

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Liverpool

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Liverpool ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 7th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
4thNorth Yorkshire100,304148,2732,78030,161
5thGlasgow City95,217118,7181,38221,113
6thManchester93,482123,4841,07611,554
7thLiverpool (this area)90,801127,1521,04512,259
8thBradford80,457109,9101,10612,966
9thCornwall78,835109,0981,46614,892
10thCity of Edinburgh74,53890,16582215,096

Accident hotspots in Liverpool

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool, with 2,626 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 12 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025: 5,042, including 81 fatal and 664 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5805,0427,68981664
2ndA50584,7136,97064583
3rdA574,5566,44353586
4thA594,2536,06258556
5thA5623,9435,63752488
6thA5613,6005,14990523
7thB51782,9864,29532432
8thA50472,1403,19721275
9thA50491,8642,70732256
10thA50381,7752,46219267
11thA50361,1731,74519151
12thA50891,0641,4909152
13thB51711,0191,45414152
14thA50809631,41421131
15thB51759551,27713118
16thB51878821,30514112
17thA5068811,3788104
18thB51738621,1096114
19thB51807861,1229101
20thA5656791,1471488

Towns in Liverpool

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 88,960.

Postcode districts in Liverpool

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025: 8,561.

Latest crashes in Liverpool

Of the latest 24 crashes in Liverpool, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity