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Liverpool road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,277 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2009, and 1,975 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2008 (1,425), and casualties fell from 2,228.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,277
Down 10% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,975
Down 11% on 2008
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Liverpool in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious17113%
  • Slight1,09486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious1929.7%
  • Slight1,77190%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,277, down 10% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday184 (14%)
  • Tuesday178 (14%)
  • Wednesday213 (17%)
  • Thursday179 (14%)
  • Friday231 (18%)
  • Saturday179 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59257 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (8.5%)
  • February108 (8.5%)
  • March127 (9.9%)
  • April116 (9.1%)
  • May109 (8.5%)
  • June88 (6.9%)
  • July90 (7%)
  • August95 (7.4%)
  • September100 (7.8%)
  • October110 (8.6%)
  • November118 (9.2%)
  • December108 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,020 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry923 (72%)
  • Wet or damp315 (25%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.3%)
  • Snow9 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,130 (88%)
  • 40 mph130 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway794 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway395 (31%)
  • Roundabout46 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,195 (61%)
  • Pedestrian282 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant145 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant138 (7%)
  • Cyclist98 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1053 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15101 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20273 (14%)
  • 21 to 25263 (13%)
  • 26 to 35408 (21%)
  • 36 to 45342 (17%)
  • 46 to 55259 (13%)
  • 56 to 65139 (7%)
  • 66 to 7558 (2.9%)
  • Over 7541 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,020 (52%)
  • Passenger673 (34%)
  • Pedestrian282 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,795 (76%)
  • Taxi or private hire car145 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach112 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle71 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.3%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 14th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2009

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2009, with 94 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2009

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2009: 71, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58071119010
2ndA5968132111
3rdA50586410614
4thA562609609
5thA57538136
6thB5178508409
7thA561478703
8thA5047315304
9thA5038283806
10thA565203804
11thA5036192602
12thA506162101
13thB5173152500
14thB5175152713
15thA5048142002
16thA5049141802
17thB5187141702
18thB5171132421
19thA5080122100
20thB5179122102

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2009

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 1,246.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2009

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2009: 123.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years