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Liverpool road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 917 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2018, and 1,176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2017 (927), and casualties fell from 1,231.

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

Collisions in 2018
917
Down 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,176
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Liverpool in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious17219%
  • Slight73981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious17715%
  • Slight99384%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2018 is highlighted, with 917, down 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 917
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (13%)
  • Tuesday158 (17%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday120 (13%)
  • Friday158 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.2%)
  • February80 (8.7%)
  • March73 (8%)
  • April66 (7.2%)
  • May77 (8.4%)
  • June67 (7.3%)
  • July89 (9.7%)
  • August54 (5.9%)
  • September82 (8.9%)
  • October101 (11%)
  • November94 (10%)
  • December77 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight646 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds784 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry721 (79%)
  • Wet or damp176 (19%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph117 (13%)
  • 30 mph708 (77%)
  • 40 mph90 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway638 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway237 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (43%)
  • Pedestrian288 (24%)
  • Cyclist167 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (8%)
  • 21 to 25141 (12%)
  • 26 to 35243 (21%)
  • 36 to 45160 (14%)
  • 46 to 55160 (14%)
  • 56 to 65104 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7560 (5.1%)
  • Over 7551 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider615 (52%)
  • Pedestrian288 (24%)
  • Passenger273 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,090 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle176 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car120 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle75 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 18th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2018

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2018, with 77 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2018

The A561 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2018: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA561354705
2ndA562334306
3rdA59303615
4thA57283709
5thA580283917
6thA5058223801
7thB5178202403
8thA5089192202
9thA5038161804
10thA5080152104
11thA5047121702
12thA503691103
13thA50691612
14thA50398801
15thB518781002
16thB518981000
17thA504971212
18thB51757701
19thB51716704
20thB51746601

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2018

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 895.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2018

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2018: 95.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years