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Sefton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 38,810 road traffic collisions in Sefton from 1979 to 2025, and 53,530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 457 were fatal and 5,012 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 312 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (297), and casualties fell from 382 to 371.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
38,810
66th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53,530
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
457
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
312
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Sefton

1.2% of collisions in Sefton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4571.2%
  • Serious5,01213%
  • Slight33,34186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4770.9%
  • Serious5,65811%
  • Slight47,39589%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. In 2025 there were 312, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 312
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025312371
2024297382
2023360483
2022383479
2021346430
2020284367
2019414542
2018448640
2017432569
2016461654
2015476658
2014478674
2013446641
2012519764
2011542755
2010557808
2009586845
2008603929
2007673968
20067331,075
20058371,203
20048541,224
20039271,312
20029351,343
20019781,540
20001,1481,627
19991,1271,608
19981,0991,566
19971,0991,614
19961,0531,537
19951,1051,533
19941,1571,677
19931,2691,777
19921,2911,840
19911,1741,624
19901,2481,687
19891,1331,549
19881,1421,572
19871,1461,500
19861,1141,472
19851,0921,391
19841,1081,400
19839731,248
19821,0561,329
19811,1291,445
19801,1151,398
19791,1511,480

When and where crashes happen in Sefton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,541 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,552 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,677 (15%)
  • Thursday5,725 (15%)
  • Friday6,592 (17%)
  • Saturday5,504 (14%)
  • Sunday4,219 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,503 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59503 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,054 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,264 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,328 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,130 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,465 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,563 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,098 (8%)
  • February2,881 (7.4%)
  • March3,187 (8.2%)
  • April3,071 (7.9%)
  • May3,261 (8.4%)
  • June3,289 (8.5%)
  • July3,220 (8.3%)
  • August3,204 (8.3%)
  • September3,241 (8.4%)
  • October3,439 (8.9%)
  • November3,520 (9.1%)
  • December3,399 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28,670 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,035 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting530 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown340 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit235 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30,095 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,385 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds940 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds800 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds160 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist128 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds31 (0.1%)
  • Other656 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded615 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry26,194 (67%)
  • Wet or damp11,799 (30%)
  • Frost or ice541 (1.4%)
  • Snow126 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel20 (0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded87 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph806 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph31,491 (81%)
  • 40 mph3,442 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph569 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1,184 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph1,295 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29,097 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway6,505 (17%)
  • Roundabout2,494 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road561 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded153 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Sefton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30,069 (56%)
  • Pedestrian8,960 (17%)
  • Cyclist5,294 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist3,868 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,048 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,581 (3%)
  • Van occupant930 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant250 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)242 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant236 (0.4%)
  • Other36 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,678 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 102,877 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 154,057 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 207,661 (14%)
  • 21 to 256,391 (12%)
  • 26 to 359,450 (18%)
  • 36 to 456,997 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,523 (10%)
  • 56 to 654,000 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 752,745 (5.1%)
  • Over 752,104 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29,224 (55%)
  • Passenger15,346 (29%)
  • Pedestrian8,960 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car50,329 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle5,420 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle4,038 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,760 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2,285 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2,171 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,446 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle474 (0.7%)
  • Minibus287 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle29 (under 0.1%)
  • Other50 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Sefton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sefton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sefton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 66th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 95th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
63rdPlymouth39,63249,1973587,366
64thCentral Bedfordshire39,45357,2178987,044
65thCumberland38,87954,4469917,829
66thSefton (this area)38,81053,5304575,012
67thHammersmith and Fulham38,52343,6933025,763
68thWestmorland and Furness38,50353,5899798,796
69thSalford37,87751,6535334,913

Accident hotspots in Sefton

Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton, with 969 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton from 1979 to 2025: 5,848, including 97 fatal and 785 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5655,8488,37097785
2ndA50361,7012,57830204
3rdA591,4392,36815174
4thA5671,3951,89914150
5thA52671,0891,52511140
6thB54221,0091,39113129
7thA5709521,2867101
8thA50388131,15914109
9thA566572756574
10thA5058493777567
11thA5098489681565
12thB5110465658438
13thA5057408560557
14thA5147358580557
15thB5424343442336
16thB5194336513234
17thB5245334437448
18thA5090309415642
19thA506276463932
20thB5276275383336

Towns in Sefton

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton from 1979 to 2025: 11,574.

Postcode districts in Sefton

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton from 1979 to 2025: 7,669.

Latest crashes in Sefton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Sefton, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity