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Liverpool road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,244 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2002, and 3,418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 307 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (2,469), and casualties fell from 3,732.

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

Collisions in 2002
2,244
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
3,418
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
20
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
307
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Liverpool in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal200.9%
  • Serious30714%
  • Slight1,91785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal260.8%
  • Serious35610%
  • Slight3,03689%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2002 is highlighted, with 2,244, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday298 (13%)
  • Tuesday334 (15%)
  • Wednesday316 (14%)
  • Thursday344 (15%)
  • Friday388 (17%)
  • Saturday286 (13%)
  • Sunday278 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5992 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59179 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59331 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59470 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59548 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59392 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59204 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January182 (8.1%)
  • February193 (8.6%)
  • March207 (9.2%)
  • April172 (7.7%)
  • May187 (8.3%)
  • June170 (7.6%)
  • July184 (8.2%)
  • August160 (7.1%)
  • September167 (7.4%)
  • October215 (9.6%)
  • November227 (10%)
  • December180 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,608 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit552 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown68 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,634 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded227 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,447 (64%)
  • Wet or damp578 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded200 (8.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,973 (88%)
  • 40 mph249 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,384 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway741 (33%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout57 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,092 (61%)
  • Pedestrian527 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant308 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant164 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist118 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant52 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5117 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10137 (4%)
  • 11 to 15232 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20413 (12%)
  • 21 to 25452 (13%)
  • 26 to 35686 (20%)
  • 36 to 45601 (18%)
  • 46 to 55344 (10%)
  • 56 to 65216 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75125 (3.7%)
  • Over 7593 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,701 (50%)
  • Passenger1,190 (35%)
  • Pedestrian527 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,293 (80%)
  • Bus or coach211 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car184 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle127 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle29 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 6th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2002

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2002, with 169 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2002

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2002: 144, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580144265123
2ndA5058120178215
3rdA562105154113
4thA5710317419
5thA5997155012
6thA56180129211
7thB517868106213
8thA50475688010
9thA5038529319
10thA50495083010
11thA5036366111
12thA506324303
13thB5173324907
14thA5080305325
15thA565253402
16thB5175243403
17thB5187233502
18thB5180202805
19thA5089193404
20thB5171192501

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2002

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 2,202.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2002

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2002: 223.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2002, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years