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Liverpool road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,400 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1984, and 2,986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 345 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (2,208), and casualties rose from 2,701.

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

Collisions in 1984
2,400
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,986
Up 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
52
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
345
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1984

2.2% of collisions in Liverpool in 1984 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal522.2%
  • Serious34514%
  • Slight2,00383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal541.8%
  • Serious37813%
  • Slight2,55486%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1984 is highlighted, with 2,400, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 2,400
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday335 (14%)
  • Tuesday319 (13%)
  • Wednesday340 (14%)
  • Thursday395 (16%)
  • Friday420 (18%)
  • Saturday354 (15%)
  • Sunday237 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59125 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59175 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59305 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59460 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59649 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59402 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59249 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January210 (8.8%)
  • February211 (8.8%)
  • March185 (7.7%)
  • April195 (8.1%)
  • May195 (8.1%)
  • June195 (8.1%)
  • July180 (7.5%)
  • August182 (7.6%)
  • September207 (8.6%)
  • October237 (9.9%)
  • November193 (8%)
  • December210 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,715 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit642 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,836 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds313 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other62 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded50 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,641 (68%)
  • Wet or damp737 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,173 (91%)
  • 40 mph209 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,539 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway685 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road114 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout38 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian1,101 (37%)
  • Car occupant953 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant247 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist184 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant155 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5178 (6%)
  • 6 to 10272 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15303 (10%)
  • 16 to 20427 (14%)
  • 21 to 25422 (14%)
  • 26 to 35452 (15%)
  • 36 to 45288 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55222 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65201 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75137 (4.6%)
  • Over 7584 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian1,101 (37%)
  • Driver or rider988 (33%)
  • Passenger897 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,348 (65%)
  • Bus or coach285 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle269 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car243 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle192 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle37 (1%)
  • Minibus20 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 7th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1984

The A57 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1984: 127, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57127163416
2ndA5058109153421
3rdA580103146218
4thA56199132516
5thA5998126412
6thA56296125217
7thB517887107017
8thA5049465455
9thA50384554012
10thA5047404319
11thA5089343817
12thB5171323716
13thB5175323707
14thB5180325403
15thB5192293706
16thB5187273133
17thA5036233226
18thA5080222702
19thB5173222303
20thA5039192404

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1984

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 2,334.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1984

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1984: 227.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1984, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years