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Liverpool road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,029 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2003, and 3,059 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (2,244), and casualties fell from 3,418.

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

Collisions in 2003
2,029
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
3,059
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
25
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2003

1.2% of collisions in Liverpool in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.2%
  • Serious26613%
  • Slight1,73886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal290.9%
  • Serious30910%
  • Slight2,72189%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2003 is highlighted, with 2,029, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday326 (16%)
  • Tuesday267 (13%)
  • Wednesday274 (14%)
  • Thursday279 (14%)
  • Friday366 (18%)
  • Saturday289 (14%)
  • Sunday228 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59116 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59167 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59313 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59379 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59509 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59336 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59172 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January188 (9.3%)
  • February149 (7.3%)
  • March181 (8.9%)
  • April173 (8.5%)
  • May175 (8.6%)
  • June201 (9.9%)
  • July164 (8.1%)
  • August161 (7.9%)
  • September150 (7.4%)
  • October170 (8.4%)
  • November155 (7.6%)
  • December162 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,479 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit507 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,665 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded76 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,592 (78%)
  • Wet or damp421 (21%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,803 (89%)
  • 40 mph210 (10%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,285 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway639 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout36 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,915 (63%)
  • Pedestrian492 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant198 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant189 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist72 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 580 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10143 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15218 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20351 (11%)
  • 21 to 25389 (13%)
  • 26 to 35625 (20%)
  • 36 to 45525 (17%)
  • 46 to 55320 (10%)
  • 56 to 65216 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75104 (3.4%)
  • Over 7569 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,496 (49%)
  • Passenger1,071 (35%)
  • Pedestrian492 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,946 (80%)
  • Taxi or private hire car176 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach148 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle112 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle29 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Liverpool ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 9th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2003

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2003, with 149 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2003

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2003: 127, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580127211216
2ndA57115165312
3rdA5058107161211
4thA5910016709
5thA5628112515
6thA5616710728
7thA504764101110
8thB5178629605
9thA5038536915
10thA5036396214
11thA5049344605
12thA506304606
13thA5089244305
14thB5187243716
15thB5173232901
16thA5080213504
17thA565214012
18thB5171193213
19thB5179192902
20thB5175172702

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2003

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 2,003.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2003

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2003: 206.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2003, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years