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Sefton road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,151 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 1979, and 1,480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 255 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 38,810 collisions in Sefton.

Collisions in 1979
1,151
Casualties in 1979
1,480
Fatal collisions
27
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
255
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Sefton in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.3%
  • Serious25522%
  • Slight86975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.9%
  • Serious29820%
  • Slight1,15478%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,151.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday166 (14%)
  • Wednesday165 (14%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday182 (16%)
  • Saturday169 (15%)
  • Sunday141 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59203 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59292 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (6.6%)
  • February74 (6.4%)
  • March94 (8.2%)
  • April87 (7.6%)
  • May90 (7.8%)
  • June103 (8.9%)
  • July100 (8.7%)
  • August101 (8.8%)
  • September96 (8.3%)
  • October122 (11%)
  • November101 (8.8%)
  • December107 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight798 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds837 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other40 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry744 (65%)
  • Wet or damp354 (31%)
  • Frost or ice42 (3.6%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,014 (88%)
  • 40 mph52 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph40 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway928 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (12%)
  • Roundabout63 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (37%)
  • Pedestrian355 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist261 (18%)
  • Cyclist146 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10114 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 15136 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20341 (23%)
  • 21 to 25165 (11%)
  • 26 to 35185 (13%)
  • 36 to 45124 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65122 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7592 (6.2%)
  • Over 7531 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider709 (48%)
  • Passenger416 (28%)
  • Pedestrian355 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,136 (60%)
  • Motorcycle273 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (8%)
  • Bus or coach109 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Sefton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sefton ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 56th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 1979

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 1979: 165, including 4 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565165214440
2ndA52674971013
3rdA5036354017
4thA567354916
5thA59304929
6thA570273615
7thB5422253223
8thA5090232904
9thA5038212816
10thA566192313
11thA5098182623
12thB5245161903
13thA5147151726
14thB5424141903
15thA5027121414
16thB5244111214
17thA506101200
18thA505791103
19thA505891303
20thB52437801

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 1979

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 1979: 358.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 1979

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 1979: 216.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years