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Liverpool road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,210 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1980, and 2,700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 351 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (2,413), and casualties fell from 3,033.

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

Collisions in 1980
2,210
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,700
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
49
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
351
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1980

2.2% of collisions in Liverpool in 1980 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal492.2%
  • Serious35116%
  • Slight1,81082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal521.9%
  • Serious40915%
  • Slight2,23983%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1980 is highlighted, with 2,210, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 2,210
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday298 (13%)
  • Tuesday303 (14%)
  • Wednesday306 (14%)
  • Thursday346 (16%)
  • Friday386 (17%)
  • Saturday358 (16%)
  • Sunday213 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5985 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59279 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59411 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59627 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59300 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59279 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January200 (9%)
  • February185 (8.4%)
  • March193 (8.7%)
  • April173 (7.8%)
  • May179 (8.1%)
  • June178 (8.1%)
  • July186 (8.4%)
  • August173 (7.8%)
  • September182 (8.2%)
  • October199 (9%)
  • November174 (7.9%)
  • December188 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,555 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit637 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,682 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds385 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other18 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,440 (65%)
  • Wet or damp733 (33%)
  • Frost or ice34 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,973 (89%)
  • 40 mph230 (10%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,413 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway666 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout36 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian971 (36%)
  • Car occupant861 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist326 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant243 (9%)
  • Cyclist150 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant80 (3%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5120 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10246 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15246 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20456 (17%)
  • 21 to 25330 (12%)
  • 26 to 35391 (14%)
  • 36 to 45267 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55200 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65206 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 75155 (5.7%)
  • Over 7583 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider981 (36%)
  • Pedestrian971 (36%)
  • Passenger748 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,972 (61%)
  • Motorcycle374 (12%)
  • Bus or coach280 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car168 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle159 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle29 (0.9%)
  • Minibus21 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Liverpool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Liverpool ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 8th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1980

The A57 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1980: 118, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57118145315
2ndA562111139321
3rdA561109128720
4thA58097119323
5thA505884110420
6thB51788397216
7thA597691219
8thA5038496717
9thA5047496116
10thA5049455404
11thA5080354703
12thA5036323925
13thB5175313920
14thB5171253205
15thA5039222800
16thB5187212702
17thB5192202906
18thB5173192203
19thA567152203
20thB5180151622

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1980

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 2,163.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1980

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1980: 192.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years