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Liverpool road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,061 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2013, and 1,507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2012 (1,324), and casualties fell from 2,062.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,061
Down 20% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,507
Down 27% on 2012
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Liverpool in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious18918%
  • Slight86481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious19613%
  • Slight1,30386%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,061, down 20% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 1,061
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (14%)
  • Tuesday153 (14%)
  • Wednesday165 (16%)
  • Thursday179 (17%)
  • Friday183 (17%)
  • Saturday130 (12%)
  • Sunday106 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (6.3%)
  • February73 (6.9%)
  • March85 (8%)
  • April82 (7.7%)
  • May95 (9%)
  • June85 (8%)
  • July99 (9.3%)
  • August98 (9.2%)
  • September95 (9%)
  • October102 (9.6%)
  • November101 (9.5%)
  • December79 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight774 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds888 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry779 (73%)
  • Wet or damp262 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph943 (89%)
  • 40 mph99 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway704 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway295 (28%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant813 (54%)
  • Pedestrian298 (20%)
  • Cyclist155 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant67 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1057 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1586 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20154 (10%)
  • 21 to 25208 (14%)
  • 26 to 35280 (19%)
  • 36 to 45217 (14%)
  • 46 to 55218 (14%)
  • 56 to 65134 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.3%)
  • Over 7550 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider800 (53%)
  • Passenger409 (27%)
  • Pedestrian298 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,394 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car107 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle77 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach59 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 14th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2013

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2013, with 105 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2013

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2013: 59, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580599925
2ndA5058548007
3rdA562547307
4thA57517016
5thA59508217
6thB5178457908
7thA561415218
8thA5038263906
9thA5047253905
10thA5036233206
11thB5173193200
12thA5049141803
13thA5089142007
14thA506131803
15thB5175131601
16thB5339121202
17thA5080101701
18thA56591502
19thB517191101
20thB518791801

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2013

Liverpool had 1,048 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2013

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2013: 90.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years