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Liverpool road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,244 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2014, and 1,818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2013 (1,061), and casualties rose from 1,507.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,244
Up 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,818
Up 21% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2014

0.6% of collisions in Liverpool in 2014 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious23219%
  • Slight1,00481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious24614%
  • Slight1,56486%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,244, up 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 1,244
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (14%)
  • Tuesday186 (15%)
  • Wednesday185 (15%)
  • Thursday197 (16%)
  • Friday212 (17%)
  • Saturday156 (13%)
  • Sunday135 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59238 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59330 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (7.9%)
  • February109 (8.8%)
  • March99 (8%)
  • April85 (6.8%)
  • May93 (7.5%)
  • June105 (8.4%)
  • July104 (8.4%)
  • August99 (8%)
  • September107 (8.6%)
  • October108 (8.7%)
  • November127 (10%)
  • December110 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight892 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit329 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,030 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry916 (74%)
  • Wet or damp322 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph1,052 (85%)
  • 40 mph152 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway776 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway368 (30%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant941 (52%)
  • Pedestrian312 (17%)
  • Cyclist196 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant120 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant109 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (5%)
  • Van occupant36 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1049 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1582 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20173 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25251 (14%)
  • 26 to 35359 (20%)
  • 36 to 45253 (14%)
  • 46 to 55260 (14%)
  • 56 to 65168 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7575 (4.1%)
  • Over 7566 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider935 (51%)
  • Passenger571 (31%)
  • Pedestrian312 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,537 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (8.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car156 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle103 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach88 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 9th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2014

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2014, with 108 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2014

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2014: 78, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58078129011
2ndA505869111014
3rdA576086011
4thA561557409
5thA5624972012
6thA59476619
7thB5178345507
8thA5089334504
9thA5038264806
10thA5036193004
11thA5047183305
12thA506162100
13thB5175162702
14thB5187152904
15thA5080132103
16thA5039121601
17thA5049121800
18thB5339111203
19thB5180101602
20thA56581302

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2014

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 1,223.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2014

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2014: 107.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years