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Liverpool road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 931 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2023, and 1,119 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2022 (981), and casualties fell from 1,193.

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

Collisions in 2023
931
Down 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,119
Down 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2023

0.9% of collisions in Liverpool in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious19921%
  • Slight72478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious21019%
  • Slight90080%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2023 is highlighted, with 931, down 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 931
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (12%)
  • Tuesday154 (17%)
  • Wednesday138 (15%)
  • Thursday135 (15%)
  • Friday159 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (9.3%)
  • February67 (7.2%)
  • March84 (9%)
  • April78 (8.4%)
  • May86 (9.2%)
  • June75 (8.1%)
  • July70 (7.5%)
  • August79 (8.5%)
  • September66 (7.1%)
  • October95 (10%)
  • November61 (6.6%)
  • December83 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight673 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds787 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (74%)
  • Wet or damp228 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph111 (12%)
  • 30 mph745 (80%)
  • 40 mph71 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway647 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway250 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (40%)
  • Pedestrian298 (27%)
  • Cyclist166 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user8 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1585 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 25122 (11%)
  • 26 to 35193 (17%)
  • 36 to 45179 (16%)
  • 46 to 55115 (10%)
  • 56 to 65112 (10%)
  • 66 to 7571 (6.3%)
  • Over 7552 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (54%)
  • Pedestrian298 (27%)
  • Passenger213 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,029 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car97 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle81 (5.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)39 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 15th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2023

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2023, with 74 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2023

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2023: 39, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058395118
2ndA593849113
3rdA57343618
4thA580344109
5thB5178314107
6thA562272806
7thA561263012
8thA5038222207
9thA5049192404
10thA5047131602
11thB5179111505
12thA506101502
13thA503691102
14thB51739903
15thB518081002
16thB518981012
17thA508971402
18thB51747701
19thA50806701
20thB53396800

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2023

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 915.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2023

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2023: 85.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2023, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years