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Liverpool road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,048 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2016, and 1,501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 225 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (1,137), and casualties fell from 1,565.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,048
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,501
Down 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Liverpool in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious22521%
  • Slight81778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious24316%
  • Slight1,25283%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,048, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1,048
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (14%)
  • Tuesday146 (14%)
  • Wednesday173 (17%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday163 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (9.4%)
  • February87 (8.3%)
  • March84 (8%)
  • April107 (10%)
  • May73 (7%)
  • June79 (7.5%)
  • July83 (7.9%)
  • August89 (8.5%)
  • September87 (8.3%)
  • October81 (7.7%)
  • November94 (9%)
  • December86 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit286 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds883 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry799 (76%)
  • Wet or damp245 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph116 (11%)
  • 30 mph832 (79%)
  • 40 mph97 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway291 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant746 (50%)
  • Pedestrian317 (21%)
  • Cyclist163 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant84 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20153 (10%)
  • 21 to 25198 (13%)
  • 26 to 35291 (19%)
  • 36 to 45197 (13%)
  • 46 to 55219 (15%)
  • 56 to 65137 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7576 (5.1%)
  • Over 7542 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider791 (53%)
  • Passenger393 (26%)
  • Pedestrian317 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,320 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle112 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car111 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 14th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2016

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2016, with 80 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2016

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2016: 45, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058456908
2ndA5614468110
3rdA57415508
4thA59415406
5thA580386209
6thB5178355202
7thA562346606
8thA5038193101
9thA5047171903
10thA5089172003
11thA5036111601
12thA5049111703
13thA5080111903
14thB5175111302
15thB5189101702
16thB517191013
17thB533991003
18thB518081102
19thA56571502
20thA50396900

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2016

Liverpool had 1,036 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2016

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2016: 101.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2016, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years