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Liverpool road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,551 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2007, and 2,389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (1,718), and casualties fell from 2,594.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,551
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
2,389
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2007

0.6% of collisions in Liverpool in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious17211%
  • Slight1,37088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.4%
  • Serious1857.7%
  • Slight2,19592%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,551, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday246 (16%)
  • Tuesday254 (16%)
  • Wednesday237 (15%)
  • Thursday238 (15%)
  • Friday243 (16%)
  • Saturday180 (12%)
  • Sunday153 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5940 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59223 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59292 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59389 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59255 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January124 (8%)
  • February141 (9.1%)
  • March143 (9.2%)
  • April127 (8.2%)
  • May144 (9.3%)
  • June130 (8.4%)
  • July114 (7.4%)
  • August90 (5.8%)
  • September118 (7.6%)
  • October129 (8.3%)
  • November157 (10%)
  • December134 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,125 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit393 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,199 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Other54 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,077 (69%)
  • Wet or damp448 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,370 (88%)
  • 40 mph163 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway923 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway524 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout42 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,461 (61%)
  • Pedestrian362 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant170 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant123 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist106 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1098 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15130 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20323 (14%)
  • 21 to 25295 (12%)
  • 26 to 35465 (19%)
  • 36 to 45421 (18%)
  • 46 to 55294 (12%)
  • 56 to 65155 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7590 (3.8%)
  • Over 7564 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,186 (50%)
  • Passenger841 (35%)
  • Pedestrian362 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,198 (77%)
  • Taxi or private hire car138 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach123 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle100 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.4%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 10th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2007

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2007, with 116 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2007

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2007: 87, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50588713706
2ndA5985170111
3rdA5628412817
4thA58082131011
5thA561649316
6thA576410106
7thB5178548205
8thA5038335717
9thA5049314917
10thA506294000
11thA5047283802
12thA5036223202
13thB5175172313
14thB5180162811
15thB5171142302
16thB5173142204
17thA5089121801
18thB5189121502
19thB5174111901
20thA5080101902

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2007

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 1,524.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2007

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2007: 137.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years