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Liverpool road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,981 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1991, and 4,295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 391 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1990 (2,838), and casualties rose from 4,033.

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

Collisions in 1991
2,981
Up 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
4,295
Up 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
40
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
391
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Liverpool in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal401.3%
  • Serious39113%
  • Slight2,55086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal411%
  • Serious42910%
  • Slight3,82589%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1991 is highlighted, with 2,981, up 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday421 (14%)
  • Tuesday451 (15%)
  • Wednesday394 (13%)
  • Thursday436 (15%)
  • Friday536 (18%)
  • Saturday449 (15%)
  • Sunday294 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59154 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5940 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59269 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59434 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59536 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59726 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59531 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59291 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January215 (7.2%)
  • February234 (7.8%)
  • March257 (8.6%)
  • April252 (8.5%)
  • May217 (7.3%)
  • June268 (9%)
  • July252 (8.5%)
  • August242 (8.1%)
  • September221 (7.4%)
  • October266 (8.9%)
  • November275 (9.2%)
  • December282 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,191 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit710 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,368 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds340 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds79 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other72 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,019 (68%)
  • Wet or damp877 (29%)
  • Frost or ice78 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,642 (89%)
  • 40 mph320 (11%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph17 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,865 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway920 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road115 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout65 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,423 (56%)
  • Pedestrian947 (22%)
  • Cyclist221 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant220 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant201 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant93 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5211 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 10286 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15226 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20505 (12%)
  • 21 to 25710 (17%)
  • 26 to 35932 (22%)
  • 36 to 45548 (13%)
  • 46 to 55373 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65260 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75148 (3.4%)
  • Over 7596 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,962 (46%)
  • Passenger1,386 (32%)
  • Pedestrian947 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,903 (75%)
  • Taxi or private hire car300 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach235 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle225 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes213 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes124 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle122 (2.3%)
  • Minibus40 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle34 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 4th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1991

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1991: 212, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058212333027
2ndA580208306323
3rdA57141200230
4thA561132197420
5thA59129173022
6thA562120167010
7thB517896136218
8thA50477710832
9thA50497611807
10thA5038537107
11thB5171426914
12thA506396725
13thA5036375202
14thA5089364707
15thB5187345811
16thB5173314119
17thA565284812
18thB5180263904
19thA567233816
20thA5080223711

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1991

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 2,920.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1991

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1991: 322.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years