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Liverpool road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,142 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2004, and 3,185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 254 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (2,029), and casualties rose from 3,059.

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

Collisions in 2004
2,142
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
3,185
Up 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
16
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
254
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2004

0.7% of collisions in Liverpool in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.7%
  • Serious25412%
  • Slight1,87287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.6%
  • Serious2838.9%
  • Slight2,88290%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2004 is highlighted, with 2,142, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday296 (14%)
  • Tuesday311 (15%)
  • Wednesday297 (14%)
  • Thursday357 (17%)
  • Friday361 (17%)
  • Saturday287 (13%)
  • Sunday233 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59107 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5957 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59198 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59274 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59412 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59536 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59372 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59186 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January148 (6.9%)
  • February190 (8.9%)
  • March206 (9.6%)
  • April168 (7.8%)
  • May169 (7.9%)
  • June186 (8.7%)
  • July157 (7.3%)
  • August149 (7%)
  • September196 (9.2%)
  • October209 (9.8%)
  • November178 (8.3%)
  • December186 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,514 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit596 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,752 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds280 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,683 (79%)
  • Wet or damp450 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,896 (89%)
  • 40 mph225 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,493 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway549 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout39 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,086 (65%)
  • Pedestrian471 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant213 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant144 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist95 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant44 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10151 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15194 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20427 (13%)
  • 21 to 25392 (12%)
  • 26 to 35610 (19%)
  • 36 to 45563 (18%)
  • 46 to 55365 (11%)
  • 56 to 65223 (7%)
  • 66 to 75125 (3.9%)
  • Over 7566 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,692 (53%)
  • Passenger1,022 (32%)
  • Pedestrian471 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,181 (80%)
  • Bus or coach190 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car176 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle108 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle31 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 5th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2004

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2004, with 142 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2004

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2004: 124, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058124185012
2ndA580121226116
3rdA5710515208
4thA56210014619
5thA5988131013
6thA56178111014
7thB51786710628
8thA5047548817
9thA5038507204
10thA5036406305
11thA5049396017
12thA506273814
13thA5080273812
14thA5089274113
15thB5173253805
16thB5187243002
17thB5175233901
18thB5180233703
19thA567193102
20thA565161902

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2004

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 2,090.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2004

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2004: 218.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years