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Liverpool road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 853 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 2025, and 1,130 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (841), and casualties rose from 1,013.

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

Collisions in 2025
853
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,130
Up 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Liverpool in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious20724%
  • Slight64175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious24322%
  • Slight88278%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 2025 is highlighted, with 853, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 853
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (15%)
  • Tuesday129 (15%)
  • Wednesday136 (16%)
  • Thursday120 (14%)
  • Friday121 (14%)
  • Saturday130 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.6%)
  • February69 (8.1%)
  • March78 (9.1%)
  • April73 (8.6%)
  • May86 (10%)
  • June73 (8.6%)
  • July78 (9.1%)
  • August52 (6.1%)
  • September65 (7.6%)
  • October67 (7.9%)
  • November82 (9.6%)
  • December74 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds740 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry652 (76%)
  • Wet or damp186 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph167 (20%)
  • 30 mph628 (74%)
  • 40 mph56 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway611 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway204 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian436 (39%)
  • Car occupant331 (29%)
  • Cyclist156 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (4.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (3.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1596 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2095 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25106 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35211 (19%)
  • 36 to 45161 (14%)
  • 46 to 55158 (14%)
  • 56 to 65110 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7560 (5.3%)
  • Over 7540 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (47%)
  • Pedestrian436 (39%)
  • Passenger163 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car877 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle85 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)53 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 14th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Liverpool in 2025

City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Liverpool in 2025, with 99 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 2025

The A57 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 2025: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA573517805
2ndA5058283508
3rdA59283209
4thA562273002
5thB5178243007
6thA5038232617
7thA580232907
8thA561181905
9thA5047152105
10thB5173151604
11thA5049121402
12thB518091102
13thB517181313
14thB51758900
15thA50897801
16thB53397800
17thA50366702
18thA50805500
19thA50484601
20thA5064401

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 2025

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 840.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 2025

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 2025: 89.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years