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Liverpool road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,334 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2010, and 2,077 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2009 (1,277), and casualties rose from 1,975.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,334
Up 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
2,077
Up 5% on 2009
Fatal collisions
10
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Liverpool in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious20215%
  • Slight1,12284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.5%
  • Serious21810%
  • Slight1,84889%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,334, up 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (15%)
  • Tuesday197 (15%)
  • Wednesday193 (14%)
  • Thursday194 (15%)
  • Friday232 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (14%)
  • Sunday133 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59184 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59288 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59334 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (6.7%)
  • February108 (8.1%)
  • March114 (8.5%)
  • April105 (7.9%)
  • May104 (7.8%)
  • June121 (9.1%)
  • July121 (9.1%)
  • August107 (8%)
  • September96 (7.2%)
  • October141 (11%)
  • November128 (9.6%)
  • December100 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,002 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,047 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other52 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry946 (71%)
  • Wet or damp296 (22%)
  • Frost or ice68 (5.1%)
  • Snow22 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph1,173 (88%)
  • 40 mph116 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway827 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway412 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout43 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,208 (58%)
  • Pedestrian321 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant193 (9.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant129 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist110 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1%)
  • Van occupant18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1078 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15110 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20232 (11%)
  • 21 to 25261 (13%)
  • 26 to 35412 (20%)
  • 36 to 45354 (17%)
  • 46 to 55276 (13%)
  • 56 to 65168 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7569 (3.3%)
  • Over 7556 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider997 (48%)
  • Passenger759 (37%)
  • Pedestrian321 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,841 (75%)
  • Taxi or private hire car151 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach128 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle62 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Liverpool ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 9th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2010

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2010, with 105 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2010

The A59 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2010: 84, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5984129012
2ndA58081135110
3rdA5780111112
4thA56277127115
5thA50586811028
6thA561537617
7thB5178497716
8thA5089345208
9thA5047266014
10thA506243202
11thA5049202602
12thA5038172805
13thA5036163102
14thB5180152202
15thA567131912
16thB5189132501
17thB5339131407
18thB5187112103
19thA565101802
20thB517991102

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2010

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 1,316.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2010

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2010: 129.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Liverpool road accidents in other years