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Liverpool road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,718 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2006, and 2,594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2005 (2,021), and casualties fell from 3,037.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,718
Down 15% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
2,594
Down 15% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Liverpool in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious20512%
  • Slight1,50287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.4%
  • Serious2198.4%
  • Slight2,36491%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,718, down 15% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday227 (13%)
  • Tuesday271 (16%)
  • Wednesday240 (14%)
  • Thursday268 (16%)
  • Friday323 (19%)
  • Saturday212 (12%)
  • Sunday177 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5986 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59247 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59302 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59439 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59263 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59177 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January138 (8%)
  • February152 (8.8%)
  • March166 (9.7%)
  • April139 (8.1%)
  • May149 (8.7%)
  • June123 (7.2%)
  • July153 (8.9%)
  • August122 (7.1%)
  • September112 (6.5%)
  • October159 (9.3%)
  • November146 (8.5%)
  • December159 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,266 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit433 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,378 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds210 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,268 (74%)
  • Wet or damp429 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,562 (91%)
  • 40 mph143 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,070 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway528 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout50 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,640 (63%)
  • Pedestrian440 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant138 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant131 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist92 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant47 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1080 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15160 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20327 (13%)
  • 21 to 25354 (14%)
  • 26 to 35501 (19%)
  • 36 to 45472 (18%)
  • 46 to 55285 (11%)
  • 56 to 65188 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7596 (3.7%)
  • Over 7571 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,326 (51%)
  • Passenger828 (32%)
  • Pedestrian440 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,503 (79%)
  • Taxi or private hire car159 (5%)
  • Bus or coach130 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle95 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.5%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 10th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2006

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2006, with 130 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2006

The A5058 and A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2006, with 91 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50589113609
2ndA5809116519
3rdA599013917
4thA5786121015
5thA56276104011
6thA5616512119
7thB5178589106
8thA5049406606
9thA5038364608
10thA5047355303
11thA5036324303
12thA5089223404
13thB5175202302
14thA506192602
15thB5173192903
16thB5179182300
17thA5080162313
18thB5180162500
19thA565152801
20thB5171151912

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2006

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 1,695.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2006

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2006: 173.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years