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Liverpool road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,428 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1986, and 3,095 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 330 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (2,333), and casualties rose from 2,949.

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

Collisions in 1986
2,428
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
3,095
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
36
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
330
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1986

1.5% of collisions in Liverpool in 1986 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal361.5%
  • Serious33014%
  • Slight2,06285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal381.2%
  • Serious37712%
  • Slight2,68087%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1986 is highlighted, with 2,428, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday357 (15%)
  • Tuesday331 (14%)
  • Wednesday345 (14%)
  • Thursday385 (16%)
  • Friday386 (16%)
  • Saturday364 (15%)
  • Sunday260 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59141 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59165 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59348 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59493 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59622 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59379 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59255 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January186 (7.7%)
  • February172 (7.1%)
  • March217 (8.9%)
  • April156 (6.4%)
  • May215 (8.9%)
  • June177 (7.3%)
  • July157 (6.5%)
  • August197 (8.1%)
  • September179 (7.4%)
  • October256 (11%)
  • November236 (9.7%)
  • December280 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,700 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit671 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,797 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds346 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds91 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other55 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded58 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,617 (67%)
  • Wet or damp761 (31%)
  • Frost or ice29 (1.2%)
  • Snow18 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,160 (89%)
  • 40 mph255 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,528 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway742 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout30 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,287 (42%)
  • Pedestrian994 (32%)
  • Bus or coach occupant258 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant157 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist155 (5%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5180 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 10230 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15200 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20391 (13%)
  • 21 to 25453 (15%)
  • 26 to 35555 (18%)
  • 36 to 45326 (11%)
  • 46 to 55241 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65249 (8%)
  • 66 to 75186 (6%)
  • Over 7584 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,087 (35%)
  • Passenger1,014 (33%)
  • Pedestrian994 (32%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,670 (70%)
  • Bus or coach277 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car240 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle176 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes159 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (2.6%)
  • Minibus21 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 7th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1986

The A57 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1986: 138, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57138177420
2ndA5058130184123
3rdA59126161419
4thA580107144115
5thA56210313218
6thA56193127214
7thB517891124316
8thA50474759110
9thA5049444808
10thB5175404712
11thB5180394804
12thB5171354701
13thA5038344206
14thB5187334602
15thB5192334804
16thA5080324216
17thA5036293703
18thA5089233602
19thA5039202604
20thB5189202502

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1986

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 2,379.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1986

L13 and L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1986, with 222 each.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years