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Liverpool road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,469 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2001, and 3,732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 246 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2000 (2,788), and casualties fell from 4,067.

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

Collisions in 2001
2,469
Down 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
3,732
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
19
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
246
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Liverpool in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal190.8%
  • Serious24610%
  • Slight2,20489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.5%
  • Serious2757.4%
  • Slight3,43792%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2001 is highlighted, with 2,469, down 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday373 (15%)
  • Tuesday355 (14%)
  • Wednesday361 (15%)
  • Thursday366 (15%)
  • Friday418 (17%)
  • Saturday337 (14%)
  • Sunday259 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59152 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5943 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59226 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59346 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59474 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59625 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59399 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59204 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January198 (8%)
  • February191 (7.7%)
  • March204 (8.3%)
  • April219 (8.9%)
  • May195 (7.9%)
  • June192 (7.8%)
  • July172 (7%)
  • August198 (8%)
  • September225 (9.1%)
  • October223 (9%)
  • November225 (9.1%)
  • December227 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,753 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit675 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,022 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds272 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (1%)
  • Not recorded72 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,745 (71%)
  • Wet or damp673 (27%)
  • Frost or ice41 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,193 (89%)
  • 40 mph264 (11%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,487 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway814 (33%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout70 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,225 (60%)
  • Pedestrian562 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant323 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant238 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist124 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant77 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 596 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10183 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15260 (7%)
  • 16 to 20453 (12%)
  • 21 to 25430 (12%)
  • 26 to 35846 (23%)
  • 36 to 45627 (17%)
  • 46 to 55378 (10%)
  • 56 to 65235 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75145 (3.9%)
  • Over 7579 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,899 (51%)
  • Passenger1,271 (34%)
  • Pedestrian562 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,492 (77%)
  • Taxi or private hire car250 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach227 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes173 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle150 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Liverpool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Liverpool ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 5th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2001

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2001, with 154 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2001

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2001: 137, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580137221013
2ndA59130221012
3rdA57112178012
4thA56211117216
5thA561110160116
6thA505810115315
7thB51787912007
8thA50477713204
9thA5038526804
10thA5049507513
11thA5080355544
12thA5036325104
13thA506305505
14thB5173283705
15thA5089273702
16thA565253904
17thB5187222503
18thB5175213204
19thB5180182501
20thB5189172703

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2001

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 2,411.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2001

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2001: 246.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2001, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years