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Liverpool road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,552 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1987, and 3,301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 353 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1986 (2,428), and casualties rose from 3,095.

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

Collisions in 1987
2,552
Up 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
3,301
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
44
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
353
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Liverpool in 1987 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal441.7%
  • Serious35314%
  • Slight2,15584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal451.4%
  • Serious38612%
  • Slight2,87087%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1987 is highlighted, with 2,552, up 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday336 (13%)
  • Tuesday345 (14%)
  • Wednesday363 (14%)
  • Thursday415 (16%)
  • Friday402 (16%)
  • Saturday401 (16%)
  • Sunday290 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59135 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59210 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59355 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59461 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59673 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59423 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59258 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January169 (6.6%)
  • February189 (7.4%)
  • March216 (8.5%)
  • April192 (7.5%)
  • May200 (7.8%)
  • June254 (10%)
  • July197 (7.7%)
  • August215 (8.4%)
  • September217 (8.5%)
  • October261 (10%)
  • November207 (8.1%)
  • December235 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,837 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit665 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,930 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds373 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other85 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded54 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,672 (66%)
  • Wet or damp840 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (0.7%)
  • Snow18 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,274 (89%)
  • 40 mph256 (10%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,610 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway766 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road103 (4%)
  • Roundabout50 (2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,448 (44%)
  • Pedestrian989 (30%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant239 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist209 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant195 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant48 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5173 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 10247 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 15255 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20416 (13%)
  • 21 to 25464 (14%)
  • 26 to 35593 (18%)
  • 36 to 45404 (12%)
  • 46 to 55270 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 65233 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75134 (4.1%)
  • Over 75112 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,246 (38%)
  • Passenger1,066 (32%)
  • Pedestrian989 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,889 (70%)
  • Taxi or private hire car316 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach236 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle213 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle157 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes153 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (2%)
  • Minibus36 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle30 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 7th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1987

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1987: 130, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058130181516
2ndA57125161115
3rdA59110128113
4thA561108137714
5thA562105147213
6thA580105152321
7thB51788811216
8thA5049556545
9thA5047516607
10thB5175384408
11thA5080365026
12thA5036345017
13thA5038344215
14thB5180344714
15thA5089303602
16thB5187254412
17thA567243406
18thB5189243212
19thB5171213106
20thA5039202414

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1987

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 2,487.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1987

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1987: 235.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1987, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years