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Liverpool road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,137 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2015, and 1,565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (1,244), and casualties fell from 1,818.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,137
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,565
Down 14% on 2014
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2015

0.9% of collisions in Liverpool in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious21018%
  • Slight91781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious22114%
  • Slight1,33485%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,137, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 1,137
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (16%)
  • Tuesday167 (15%)
  • Wednesday191 (17%)
  • Thursday181 (16%)
  • Friday167 (15%)
  • Saturday145 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59210 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (9.3%)
  • February84 (7.4%)
  • March82 (7.2%)
  • April92 (8.1%)
  • May100 (8.8%)
  • June87 (7.7%)
  • July109 (9.6%)
  • August74 (6.5%)
  • September97 (8.5%)
  • October104 (9.1%)
  • November97 (8.5%)
  • December105 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight788 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit328 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds938 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry876 (77%)
  • Wet or damp254 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph84 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph928 (82%)
  • 40 mph119 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway724 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway343 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant799 (51%)
  • Pedestrian336 (21%)
  • Cyclist164 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant97 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1592 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20148 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25199 (13%)
  • 26 to 35304 (19%)
  • 36 to 45234 (15%)
  • 46 to 55241 (15%)
  • 56 to 65142 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.5%)
  • Over 7546 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider805 (51%)
  • Passenger424 (27%)
  • Pedestrian336 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,447 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car147 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle103 (5%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Liverpool ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 10th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2015

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2015, with 77 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2015

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2015: 66, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58066101112
2ndA57476008
3rdA594453010
4thA562395518
5thA50583864010
6thA561344916
7thA5038273308
8thA5047243304
9thA5089212713
10thB5178203606
11thA5049152202
12thA5036142300
13thA5080131703
14thA506111301
15thB5175101202
16thB518991201
17thB517181002
18thA5656904
19thB51735610
20thB51745800

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2015

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 1,117.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2015

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2015: 111.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2015, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years