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Liverpool road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 885 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2021, and 1,071 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2020 (703), and casualties rose from 876.

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

Collisions in 2021
885
Up 26% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,071
Up 22% on 2020
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2021

1.1% of collisions in Liverpool in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious18020%
  • Slight69579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious18717%
  • Slight87181%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2021 is highlighted, with 885, up 26% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 885
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (13%)
  • Tuesday142 (16%)
  • Wednesday130 (15%)
  • Thursday138 (16%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday111 (13%)
  • Sunday93 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59182 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (3.5%)
  • February38 (4.3%)
  • March75 (8.5%)
  • April73 (8.2%)
  • May78 (8.8%)
  • June76 (8.6%)
  • July75 (8.5%)
  • August71 (8%)
  • September98 (11%)
  • October85 (9.6%)
  • November108 (12%)
  • December77 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight612 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds741 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry672 (76%)
  • Wet or damp203 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph114 (13%)
  • 30 mph674 (76%)
  • 40 mph94 (11%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway617 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway238 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (39%)
  • Pedestrian237 (22%)
  • Cyclist213 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded45 (4.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6%)
  • 16 to 20106 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 25120 (11%)
  • 26 to 35261 (24%)
  • 36 to 45154 (14%)
  • 46 to 55119 (11%)
  • 56 to 6590 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.7%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider639 (60%)
  • Pedestrian237 (22%)
  • Passenger195 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle233 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car89 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)58 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 15th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2021

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2021, with 72 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2021

The A57 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2021: 43, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57435407
2ndA50583845010
3rdA561323914
4thA562294206
5thB5178294006
6thA59283204
7thA5038273218
8thA580213012
9thA5049192300
10thA5089141706
11thA5047111302
12thB5171111703
13thB5187101304
14thA50808800
15thA503971200
16thB517971001
17thA5066802
18thB51806601
19thB53396604
20thA50365603

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2021

Liverpool had 874 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2021

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2021: 79.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years