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Liverpool road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 927 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2017, and 1,231 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (1,048), and casualties fell from 1,501.

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

Collisions in 2017
927
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,231
Down 18% on 2016
Fatal collisions
14
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2017

1.5% of collisions in Liverpool in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious19020%
  • Slight72378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious19616%
  • Slight1,02183%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2017 is highlighted, with 927, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 927
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (12%)
  • Wednesday148 (16%)
  • Thursday139 (15%)
  • Friday139 (15%)
  • Saturday146 (16%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9.5%)
  • February66 (7.1%)
  • March85 (9.2%)
  • April50 (5.4%)
  • May75 (8.1%)
  • June69 (7.4%)
  • July66 (7.1%)
  • August56 (6%)
  • September86 (9.3%)
  • October86 (9.3%)
  • November104 (11%)
  • December96 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight626 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds754 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry689 (74%)
  • Wet or damp230 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph98 (11%)
  • 30 mph720 (78%)
  • 40 mph105 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway270 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant542 (44%)
  • Pedestrian322 (26%)
  • Cyclist158 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant68 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1577 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20128 (10%)
  • 21 to 25160 (13%)
  • 26 to 35228 (19%)
  • 36 to 45173 (14%)
  • 46 to 55174 (14%)
  • 56 to 65111 (9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5%)
  • Over 7553 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider603 (49%)
  • Pedestrian322 (26%)
  • Passenger306 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,046 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car129 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle88 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 24th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2017

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2017, with 99 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2017

The A561 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2017: 37, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5613748112
2ndA580364706
3rdA57354417
4thA5058324237
5thA562324407
6thA59315006
7thA5038273504
8thB5178243005
9thA5089172913
10thA5047151702
11thB5339151711
12thA5049121304
13thA5080122601
14thA506101202
15thA503691521
16thA503991101
17thB51806800
18thB518961300
19thB51875701
20thA50544801

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2017

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 907.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2017

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2017: 92.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years