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Liverpool road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,214 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2011, and 1,779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (1,334), and casualties fell from 2,077.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,214
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,779
Down 14% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2011

0.7% of collisions in Liverpool in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious17514%
  • Slight1,03085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious18610%
  • Slight1,58489%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,214, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 1,214
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (13%)
  • Tuesday198 (16%)
  • Wednesday188 (15%)
  • Thursday185 (15%)
  • Friday199 (16%)
  • Saturday157 (13%)
  • Sunday126 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (7.4%)
  • February84 (6.9%)
  • March110 (9.1%)
  • April98 (8.1%)
  • May102 (8.4%)
  • June94 (7.7%)
  • July113 (9.3%)
  • August84 (6.9%)
  • September112 (9.2%)
  • October113 (9.3%)
  • November116 (9.6%)
  • December98 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight916 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit280 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds998 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry929 (77%)
  • Wet or damp280 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph1,057 (87%)
  • 40 mph119 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway816 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway331 (27%)
  • Roundabout37 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,004 (56%)
  • Pedestrian337 (19%)
  • Cyclist130 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant117 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1063 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1595 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20211 (12%)
  • 21 to 25226 (13%)
  • 26 to 35344 (19%)
  • 36 to 45297 (17%)
  • 46 to 55257 (14%)
  • 56 to 65130 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7570 (3.9%)
  • Over 7543 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider896 (50%)
  • Passenger546 (31%)
  • Pedestrian337 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,619 (73%)
  • Taxi or private hire car147 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach96 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle78 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 11th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2011

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2011, with 101 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2011

The A561 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2011: 74, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5617411209
2ndA5766118110
3rdA5806410107
4thA59638508
5thA50586110118
6thA562608907
7thB5178436815
8thA5038242815
9thA5049222807
10thA506202801
11thB5175192703
12thA5047172601
13thA5089172901
14thB5173152513
15thA5039111402
16thA565111701
17thB517191702
18thB517491600
19thB518091701
20thB533991200

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2011

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 1,195.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2011

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2011: 134.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years