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Liverpool road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,847 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1999, and 4,138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (2,893), and casualties fell from 4,242.

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

Collisions in 1999
2,847
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
4,138
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
23
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Liverpool in 1999 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal230.8%
  • Serious1966.9%
  • Slight2,62892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal230.6%
  • Serious2195.3%
  • Slight3,89694%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1999 is highlighted, with 2,847, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday420 (15%)
  • Tuesday405 (14%)
  • Wednesday386 (14%)
  • Thursday453 (16%)
  • Friday477 (17%)
  • Saturday401 (14%)
  • Sunday305 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59124 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5946 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59273 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59374 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59553 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59731 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59506 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59240 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January217 (7.6%)
  • February191 (6.7%)
  • March244 (8.6%)
  • April214 (7.5%)
  • May244 (8.6%)
  • June215 (7.6%)
  • July208 (7.3%)
  • August232 (8.1%)
  • September246 (8.6%)
  • October251 (8.8%)
  • November296 (10%)
  • December289 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,036 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit729 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,155 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds428 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other31 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded113 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,926 (68%)
  • Wet or damp871 (31%)
  • Frost or ice35 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,549 (90%)
  • 40 mph279 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,739 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway908 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road112 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout78 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,419 (58%)
  • Pedestrian662 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant352 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant239 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist183 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant60 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5155 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10231 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15275 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20502 (12%)
  • 21 to 25498 (12%)
  • 26 to 35968 (23%)
  • 36 to 45678 (16%)
  • 46 to 55342 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65277 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75150 (3.6%)
  • Over 7562 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,009 (49%)
  • Passenger1,467 (35%)
  • Pedestrian662 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,886 (76%)
  • Bus or coach294 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car280 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle188 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle160 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes158 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle47 (0.9%)
  • Minibus27 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 3rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1999

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1999: 154, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580154248414
2ndA59149216112
3rdA505814220638
4thA5714221606
5thA56111216812
6thA56211115604
7thB51789313508
8thA50479114519
9thA5049639523
10thA5038628013
11thA5036446101
12thA506426804
13thA5080355600
14thB5171324502
15thA5089243901
16thB5187224102
17thA565212800
18thB5189203201
19thB5173192701
20thA5039172301

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1999

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 2,787.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1999

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1999: 276.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years