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Liverpool road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,788 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2000, and 4,067 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 238 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (2,847), and casualties fell from 4,138.

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

Collisions in 2000
2,788
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
4,067
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
29
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
238
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2000

1% of collisions in Liverpool in 2000 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291%
  • Serious2388.5%
  • Slight2,52190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal300.7%
  • Serious2716.7%
  • Slight3,76693%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2000 is highlighted, with 2,788, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday392 (14%)
  • Tuesday397 (14%)
  • Wednesday412 (15%)
  • Thursday431 (15%)
  • Friday462 (17%)
  • Saturday402 (14%)
  • Sunday292 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59145 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5946 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59246 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59368 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59571 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59730 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59435 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59247 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January197 (7.1%)
  • February225 (8.1%)
  • March266 (9.5%)
  • April239 (8.6%)
  • May243 (8.7%)
  • June224 (8%)
  • July222 (8%)
  • August199 (7.1%)
  • September225 (8.1%)
  • October248 (8.9%)
  • November264 (9.5%)
  • December236 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,004 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit734 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,104 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds478 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded82 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,762 (63%)
  • Wet or damp982 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (0.8%)
  • Snow13 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,464 (88%)
  • 40 mph314 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,697 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway870 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road115 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout93 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,431 (60%)
  • Pedestrian653 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant300 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant258 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist162 (4%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant50 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5122 (3%)
  • 6 to 10206 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15306 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20466 (11%)
  • 21 to 25463 (11%)
  • 26 to 35929 (23%)
  • 36 to 45702 (17%)
  • 46 to 55409 (10%)
  • 56 to 65257 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75124 (3%)
  • Over 7583 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,983 (49%)
  • Passenger1,431 (35%)
  • Pedestrian653 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,869 (77%)
  • Taxi or private hire car318 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach229 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle176 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle40 (0.8%)
  • Minibus27 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Liverpool

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Liverpool ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 3rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2000

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2000: 159, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58015925048
2ndA57156214014
3rdA5058154229012
4thA56212818618
5thA59120164114
6thB51789313918
7thA56184136213
8thA50476710627
9thA5038639905
10thA5049526714
11thA5080386513
12thA506314901
13thA565315325
14thA5089284301
15thB5175222612
16thB5187213204
17thA5036204201
18thA5048202301
19thB5173202400
20thB5180203503

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2000

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 2,731.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2000

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2000: 275.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Liverpool road accidents in other years