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Liverpool road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,648 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1996, and 3,944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 277 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (2,650), and casualties rose from 3,779.

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

Collisions in 1996
2,648
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
3,944
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
27
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
277
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1996

1% of collisions in Liverpool in 1996 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271%
  • Serious27710%
  • Slight2,34489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal280.7%
  • Serious3218.1%
  • Slight3,59591%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1996 is highlighted, with 2,648, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday400 (15%)
  • Tuesday411 (16%)
  • Wednesday322 (12%)
  • Thursday415 (16%)
  • Friday429 (16%)
  • Saturday389 (15%)
  • Sunday282 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59124 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59218 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59349 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59532 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59645 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59482 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59260 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January220 (8.3%)
  • February214 (8.1%)
  • March218 (8.2%)
  • April215 (8.1%)
  • May202 (7.6%)
  • June218 (8.2%)
  • July208 (7.9%)
  • August239 (9%)
  • September218 (8.2%)
  • October214 (8.1%)
  • November262 (9.9%)
  • December220 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,879 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit606 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit74 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,063 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds334 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded78 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,839 (69%)
  • Wet or damp732 (28%)
  • Frost or ice48 (1.8%)
  • Snow25 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,361 (89%)
  • 40 mph270 (10%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,656 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway822 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout55 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,395 (61%)
  • Pedestrian693 (18%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant234 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant218 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist200 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant49 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5123 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10240 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15301 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20461 (12%)
  • 21 to 25555 (14%)
  • 26 to 35942 (24%)
  • 36 to 45529 (13%)
  • 46 to 55372 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65225 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75122 (3.1%)
  • Over 7574 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,881 (48%)
  • Passenger1,370 (35%)
  • Pedestrian693 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,697 (77%)
  • Taxi or private hire car259 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach225 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle203 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle108 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (2%)
  • Other vehicle45 (0.9%)
  • Minibus21 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 5th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1996

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1996: 186, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580186285321
2ndA5058166245312
3rdA57157207217
4thA59128188016
5thA562121198315
6thA5619515426
7thB517889137010
8thA5047669905
9thA50496611117
10thA5038548416
11thA5036509003
12thB5171386006
13thA5089326415
14thB5173314612
15thB5187314706
16thA506305801
17thB5175293634
18thA5080233200
19thA565224900
20thA567203402

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1996

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 2,612.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1996

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1996: 271.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years