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Liverpool road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 907 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2019, and 1,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2018 (917), and casualties fell from 1,176.

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

Collisions in 2019
907
Down 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,143
Down 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2019

1.1% of collisions in Liverpool in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious16118%
  • Slight73681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious17816%
  • Slight95383%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2019 is highlighted, with 907, down 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 907
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (16%)
  • Wednesday142 (16%)
  • Thursday134 (15%)
  • Friday140 (15%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.9%)
  • February68 (7.5%)
  • March79 (8.7%)
  • April64 (7.1%)
  • May71 (7.8%)
  • June79 (8.7%)
  • July80 (8.8%)
  • August58 (6.4%)
  • September79 (8.7%)
  • October77 (8.5%)
  • November96 (11%)
  • December84 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds739 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry669 (74%)
  • Wet or damp215 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph101 (11%)
  • 30 mph703 (78%)
  • 40 mph96 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway639 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway223 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (44%)
  • Pedestrian315 (28%)
  • Cyclist151 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1581 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2093 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25125 (11%)
  • 26 to 35237 (21%)
  • 36 to 45157 (14%)
  • 46 to 55159 (14%)
  • 56 to 65107 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7572 (6.3%)
  • Over 7534 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (53%)
  • Pedestrian315 (28%)
  • Passenger223 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,042 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (9.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car116 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle68 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 19th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2019

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2019, with 86 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2019

The A562 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2019: 37, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA562374815
2ndA59344304
3rdB5178334706
4thA580314215
5thA5058304014
6thA57252905
7thA561223307
8thA5038202813
9thA5047151704
10thA506141902
11thB5173121302
12thA5089111412
13thB5171101400
14thA50369903
15thA504991001
16thB518991102
17thA50398801
18thA50808801
19thA5657801
20thB51757800

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2019

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 894.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2019

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2019: 74.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2019, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years