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Liverpool road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 703 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2020, and 876 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2019 (907), and casualties fell from 1,143.

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

Collisions in 2020
703
Down 22% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
876
Down 23% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2020

1% of collisions in Liverpool in 2020 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious11216%
  • Slight58483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious12014%
  • Slight74986%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2020 is highlighted, with 703, down 22% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 703
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (11%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday126 (18%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (10%)
  • February72 (10%)
  • March48 (6.8%)
  • April26 (3.7%)
  • May43 (6.1%)
  • June50 (7.1%)
  • July65 (9.2%)
  • August52 (7.4%)
  • September63 (9%)
  • October61 (8.7%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December78 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (71%)
  • Wet or damp198 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph74 (11%)
  • 30 mph554 (79%)
  • 40 mph71 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (44%)
  • Pedestrian173 (20%)
  • Cyclist170 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2596 (11%)
  • 26 to 35189 (22%)
  • 36 to 45148 (17%)
  • 46 to 55134 (15%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.8%)
  • Over 7534 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (58%)
  • Passenger195 (22%)
  • Pedestrian173 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car825 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car77 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Liverpool ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 20th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2020

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2020, with 42 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2020

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2020: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058343604
2ndA562293301
3rdA57284306
4thA580283815
5thB5178242915
6thA59202506
7thA5038192401
8thA561192311
9thA5089172003
10thA5049162203
11thA5047131802
12thB51718901
13thA5067901
14thA50807901
15thB517961202
16thB51886901
17thA50395502
18thA5675600
19thB51745502
20thB51804800

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2020

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 692.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2020

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2020: 87.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years