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Liverpool road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,333 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1985, and 2,949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 325 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (2,400), and casualties fell from 2,986.

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

Collisions in 1985
2,333
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
2,949
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
44
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
325
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Liverpool in 1985 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal441.9%
  • Serious32514%
  • Slight1,96484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal451.5%
  • Serious35612%
  • Slight2,54886%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1985 is highlighted, with 2,333, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday332 (14%)
  • Tuesday332 (14%)
  • Wednesday326 (14%)
  • Thursday353 (15%)
  • Friday378 (16%)
  • Saturday378 (16%)
  • Sunday234 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59123 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59327 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59436 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59584 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59405 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59255 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January182 (7.8%)
  • February159 (6.8%)
  • March194 (8.3%)
  • April184 (7.9%)
  • May203 (8.7%)
  • June191 (8.2%)
  • July175 (7.5%)
  • August188 (8.1%)
  • September193 (8.3%)
  • October212 (9.1%)
  • November215 (9.2%)
  • December237 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,676 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit627 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,755 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds304 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other87 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded57 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,519 (65%)
  • Wet or damp728 (31%)
  • Frost or ice63 (2.7%)
  • Snow21 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,083 (89%)
  • 40 mph241 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,481 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway707 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout38 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,100 (37%)
  • Pedestrian1,034 (35%)
  • Bus or coach occupant268 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist171 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant133 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant48 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5168 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 10269 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15276 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20322 (11%)
  • 21 to 25395 (13%)
  • 26 to 35496 (17%)
  • 36 to 45288 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55253 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65222 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 75173 (5.9%)
  • Over 7587 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian1,034 (35%)
  • Driver or rider1,001 (34%)
  • Passenger914 (31%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,397 (68%)
  • Bus or coach283 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car211 (6%)
  • Motorcycle182 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle172 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle32 (0.9%)
  • Minibus22 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 8th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1985

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1985: 112, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058112150119
2ndA59107136317
3rdA580104145015
4thA562103146414
5thA5611021331014
6thA5795114211
7thB517887117112
8thA50495365310
9thA5047436726
10thB5171385019
11thB5175353803
12thB5180334816
13thA5038314703
14thA5080273604
15thB5187262803
16thA5089252806
17thB5192232935
18thA5039222300
19thB5189212402
20thA565193105

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1985

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 2,287.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1985

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1985: 222.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years