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Liverpool road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,324 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2012, and 2,062 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2011 (1,214), and casualties rose from 1,779.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,324
Up 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
2,062
Up 16% on 2011
Fatal collisions
11
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2012

0.8% of collisions in Liverpool in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious21917%
  • Slight1,09483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.5%
  • Serious23211%
  • Slight1,81988%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,324, up 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (14%)
  • Tuesday189 (14%)
  • Wednesday197 (15%)
  • Thursday197 (15%)
  • Friday230 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (11%)
  • Sunday172 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59179 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59368 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (8.1%)
  • February118 (8.9%)
  • March124 (9.4%)
  • April116 (8.8%)
  • May118 (8.9%)
  • June83 (6.3%)
  • July113 (8.5%)
  • August101 (7.6%)
  • September102 (7.7%)
  • October104 (7.9%)
  • November120 (9.1%)
  • December118 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight962 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit346 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,021 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry892 (67%)
  • Wet or damp422 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,161 (88%)
  • 40 mph142 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway803 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway430 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout36 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,138 (55%)
  • Pedestrian357 (17%)
  • Cyclist154 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant138 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant113 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1075 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15111 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20227 (11%)
  • 21 to 25297 (14%)
  • 26 to 35426 (21%)
  • 36 to 45304 (15%)
  • 46 to 55265 (13%)
  • 56 to 65167 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7589 (4.3%)
  • Over 7550 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,000 (48%)
  • Passenger705 (34%)
  • Pedestrian357 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,711 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car149 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle111 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach92 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 5th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2012

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2012, with 130 collisions, 29 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2012

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2012: 92, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58092141212
2ndA5769108010
3rdA596811617
4thA56266101010
5thA50585710017
6thA561477509
7thA5047387703
8thA50383747010
9thB5178356616
10thA5036264305
11thA5049243804
12thA506213812
13thA5080192802
14thA5089192602
15thB5175142905
16thB5189132102
17thB5187122100
18thA565101702
19thB5171101604
20thB5173102200

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2012

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 1,300.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2012

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2012: 119.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years