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Liverpool road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,021 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2005, and 3,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 245 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (2,142), and casualties fell from 3,185.

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

Collisions in 2005
2,021
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
3,037
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
22
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
245
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Liverpool in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.1%
  • Serious24512%
  • Slight1,75487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal220.7%
  • Serious2608.6%
  • Slight2,75591%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2005 is highlighted, with 2,021, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday273 (14%)
  • Tuesday314 (16%)
  • Wednesday323 (16%)
  • Thursday283 (14%)
  • Friday326 (16%)
  • Saturday305 (15%)
  • Sunday197 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59100 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59170 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59293 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59374 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59547 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59320 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59176 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January155 (7.7%)
  • February170 (8.4%)
  • March155 (7.7%)
  • April193 (9.5%)
  • May193 (9.5%)
  • June162 (8%)
  • July145 (7.2%)
  • August157 (7.8%)
  • September156 (7.7%)
  • October180 (8.9%)
  • November201 (9.9%)
  • December154 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,472 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit525 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,647 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds219 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,508 (75%)
  • Wet or damp498 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,793 (89%)
  • 40 mph200 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,288 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway604 (30%)
  • Roundabout65 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,873 (62%)
  • Pedestrian469 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant232 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant154 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist104 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10108 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15188 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20362 (12%)
  • 21 to 25422 (14%)
  • 26 to 35576 (19%)
  • 36 to 45594 (20%)
  • 46 to 55355 (12%)
  • 56 to 65208 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75111 (3.7%)
  • Over 7555 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,618 (53%)
  • Passenger950 (31%)
  • Pedestrian469 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,951 (79%)
  • Bus or coach201 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car161 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (3%)
  • Motorcycle104 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.7%)
  • Minibus16 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 6th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2005

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2005, with 132 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2005

The A562 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2005: 114, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA562114167010
2ndA580113178316
3rdA59110167215
4thA5058105174114
5thA5798148116
6thA5617911729
7thB51785895012
8thA5047487606
9thA5049385103
10thA5036304816
11thB5173263304
12thA506253803
13thA5038233512
14thA5089222703
15thB5175204102
16thA565195311
17thB5179192603
18thB5180182702
19thB5189182512
20thA5048141902

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2005

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 1,981.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2005

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2005: 209.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2005, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years