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Liverpool road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,413 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1979, and 3,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 62 were fatal and 369 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 90,801 collisions in Liverpool.

Collisions in 1979
2,413
Casualties in 1979
3,033
Fatal collisions
62
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
369
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Liverpool in 1979 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal622.6%
  • Serious36915%
  • Slight1,98282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal652.1%
  • Serious41914%
  • Slight2,54984%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1979 is highlighted, with 2,413.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday350 (15%)
  • Tuesday286 (12%)
  • Wednesday329 (14%)
  • Thursday384 (16%)
  • Friday455 (19%)
  • Saturday354 (15%)
  • Sunday255 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59133 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59222 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59295 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59422 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59608 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59394 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59306 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January162 (6.7%)
  • February147 (6.1%)
  • March214 (8.9%)
  • April205 (8.5%)
  • May197 (8.2%)
  • June186 (7.7%)
  • July176 (7.3%)
  • August198 (8.2%)
  • September204 (8.5%)
  • October235 (9.7%)
  • November244 (10%)
  • December245 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,656 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit724 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,758 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds352 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds105 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other70 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,534 (64%)
  • Wet or damp748 (31%)
  • Frost or ice94 (3.9%)
  • Snow36 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,208 (92%)
  • 40 mph199 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,599 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway656 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road108 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout38 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian1,065 (35%)
  • Car occupant982 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist348 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant270 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist160 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant98 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant74 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5127 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10255 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 15273 (9%)
  • 16 to 20513 (17%)
  • 21 to 25403 (13%)
  • 26 to 35459 (15%)
  • 36 to 45300 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55224 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65248 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 75167 (5.5%)
  • Over 7564 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian1,065 (35%)
  • Driver or rider1,037 (34%)
  • Passenger931 (31%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,131 (61%)
  • Motorcycle376 (11%)
  • Bus or coach324 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes201 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle172 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car168 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (2.3%)
  • Minibus27 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle22 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Liverpool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Liverpool ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 8th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1979

The A57 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1979: 138, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57138178219
2ndA562113147320
3rdA5058102127121
4thA59102128617
5thB5178100134215
6thA56197117521
7thA58094124712
8thA5047577417
9thA5038527217
10thA5036457035
11thA5049415935
12thA5039353815
13thB5187343912
14thA5089313705
15thB5171284015
16thB5192263213
17thA567232801
18thA5080223016
19thB5173222204
20thB5175212415

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1979

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 2,337.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1979

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1979: 193.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years