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Liverpool road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,425 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2008, and 2,228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (1,551), and casualties fell from 2,389.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,425
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
2,228
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Liverpool in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious16412%
  • Slight1,25388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious1727.7%
  • Slight2,04892%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,425, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday205 (14%)
  • Tuesday215 (15%)
  • Wednesday236 (17%)
  • Thursday210 (15%)
  • Friday220 (15%)
  • Saturday190 (13%)
  • Sunday149 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59212 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59283 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59360 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59249 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January134 (9.4%)
  • February112 (7.9%)
  • March111 (7.8%)
  • April117 (8.2%)
  • May122 (8.6%)
  • June135 (9.5%)
  • July98 (6.9%)
  • August101 (7.1%)
  • September131 (9.2%)
  • October130 (9.1%)
  • November121 (8.5%)
  • December113 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,049 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit360 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,102 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Other59 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry980 (69%)
  • Wet or damp425 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,258 (88%)
  • 40 mph143 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway859 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway470 (33%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout42 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,342 (60%)
  • Pedestrian343 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant181 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant128 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist79 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2%)
  • 6 to 1088 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15136 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20259 (12%)
  • 21 to 25326 (15%)
  • 26 to 35427 (19%)
  • 36 to 45363 (16%)
  • 46 to 55289 (13%)
  • 56 to 65156 (7%)
  • 66 to 7583 (3.7%)
  • Over 7557 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,106 (50%)
  • Passenger779 (35%)
  • Pedestrian343 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,016 (77%)
  • Taxi or private hire car137 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach134 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle74 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle42 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.6%)
  • Minibus14 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 10th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2008

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2008, with 106 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2008

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2008: 92, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5809213707
2ndA5982156012
3rdA50587211714
4thA577110816
5thA56264106011
6thA56154114010
7thA5038385605
8thB5178365406
9thA5047295302
10thA5049264902
11thA506255015
12thA5036223500
13thB5173223400
14thA5089192503
15thB5180172004
16thA565152711
17thB5171142101
18thB5175141800
19thB5179111703
20thB5189112101

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2008

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 1,391.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2008

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2008: 131.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years