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Liverpool road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,838 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1990, and 4,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 390 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1989 (2,703), and casualties rose from 3,697.

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

Collisions in 1990
2,838
Up 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
4,033
Up 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
25
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
390
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Liverpool in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal250.9%
  • Serious39014%
  • Slight2,42385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal250.6%
  • Serious42010%
  • Slight3,58889%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1990 is highlighted, with 2,838, up 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday387 (14%)
  • Tuesday412 (15%)
  • Wednesday395 (14%)
  • Thursday459 (16%)
  • Friday437 (15%)
  • Saturday436 (15%)
  • Sunday312 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59155 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59240 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59376 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59536 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59710 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59506 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59281 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January237 (8.4%)
  • February229 (8.1%)
  • March236 (8.3%)
  • April225 (7.9%)
  • May226 (8%)
  • June230 (8.1%)
  • July230 (8.1%)
  • August211 (7.4%)
  • September240 (8.5%)
  • October271 (9.5%)
  • November255 (9%)
  • December248 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,091 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit656 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,163 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds399 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds98 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,929 (68%)
  • Wet or damp898 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,526 (89%)
  • 40 mph302 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,731 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway933 (33%)
  • One way street or slip road110 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout53 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,146 (53%)
  • Pedestrian932 (23%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant258 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant231 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist220 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant73 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5207 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 10287 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15232 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20475 (12%)
  • 21 to 25605 (15%)
  • 26 to 35908 (23%)
  • 36 to 45488 (12%)
  • 46 to 55329 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 65251 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75138 (3.4%)
  • Over 75113 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,787 (44%)
  • Passenger1,314 (33%)
  • Pedestrian932 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,609 (74%)
  • Taxi or private hire car299 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach235 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes220 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle217 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle116 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes113 (2.3%)
  • Minibus33 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 7th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1990

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1990: 195, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058195286123
2ndA580178295227
3rdA562156223424
4thA59140185312
5thA57134194210
6thA561117169414
7thB5178102139016
8thA50478011509
9thA5049518509
10thA5038456009
11thB5171406207
12thA5080395217
13thA506386105
14thA5036365505
15thB5180324204
16thB5173293105
17thB5175273304
18thB5187263904
19thA565243713
20thA567213213

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1990

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 2,786.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1990

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1990: 302.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years