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Liverpool road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 841 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2024, and 1,013 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2023 (931), and casualties fell from 1,119.

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

Collisions in 2024
841
Down 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
1,013
Down 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2024

0.4% of collisions in Liverpool in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious16119%
  • Slight67780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious16716%
  • Slight84383%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2024 is highlighted, with 841, down 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 841
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (12%)
  • Tuesday124 (15%)
  • Wednesday133 (16%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.7%)
  • February72 (8.6%)
  • March66 (7.8%)
  • April63 (7.5%)
  • May73 (8.7%)
  • June63 (7.5%)
  • July58 (6.9%)
  • August57 (6.8%)
  • September76 (9%)
  • October90 (11%)
  • November83 (9.9%)
  • December75 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight573 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds717 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry615 (73%)
  • Wet or damp216 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph216 (26%)
  • 30 mph546 (65%)
  • 40 mph78 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway228 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (38%)
  • Pedestrian304 (30%)
  • Cyclist135 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user10 (1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2087 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2596 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35204 (20%)
  • 36 to 45161 (16%)
  • 46 to 55111 (11%)
  • 56 to 65100 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.1%)
  • Over 7536 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (52%)
  • Pedestrian304 (30%)
  • Passenger185 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car935 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car81 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle73 (5.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)41 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 14th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2024

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2024, with 90 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2024

The A57 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2024: 52, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA575259013
2ndA580424909
3rdA562395018
4thA5058324201
5thA59304106
6thA561242504
7thA5038192905
8thA5047171903
9thB5178172201
10thA5080151701
11thB5339131303
12thB5187121202
13thA5036111602
14thA506101102
15thA50398802
16thA50498801
17thA56781103
18thB51748901
19thB51898803
20thA50897801

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2024

Liverpool had 825 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2024

L1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2024: 79.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2024, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years