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Sefton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,115 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 1980, and 1,398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 229 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (1,151), and casualties fell from 1,480.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,115
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,398
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
229
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 1980

1.5% of collisions in Sefton in 1980 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious22921%
  • Slight86978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious26919%
  • Slight1,11179%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,115, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (16%)
  • Tuesday148 (13%)
  • Wednesday150 (13%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday218 (20%)
  • Saturday152 (14%)
  • Sunday112 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.1%)
  • February88 (7.9%)
  • March89 (8%)
  • April96 (8.6%)
  • May98 (8.8%)
  • June90 (8.1%)
  • July84 (7.5%)
  • August90 (8.1%)
  • September91 (8.2%)
  • October103 (9.2%)
  • November93 (8.3%)
  • December114 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight777 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit310 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds813 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry720 (65%)
  • Wet or damp382 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph971 (87%)
  • 40 mph67 (6%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph33 (3%)
  • 70 mph34 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway899 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (12%)
  • Roundabout62 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (38%)
  • Pedestrian320 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (17%)
  • Cyclist164 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10125 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 15128 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20310 (22%)
  • 21 to 25158 (11%)
  • 26 to 35144 (10%)
  • 36 to 45121 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 55131 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65113 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7581 (5.8%)
  • Over 7534 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider703 (50%)
  • Passenger375 (27%)
  • Pedestrian320 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,094 (61%)
  • Motorcycle249 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle175 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach100 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Sefton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sefton ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 63rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 1980

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 1980: 156, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565156217331
2ndB5422354428
3rdA593255110
4thA5267314708
5thA570293215
6thA5027222902
7thA5036223127
8thA5038181915
9thA5098182408
10thA567182404
11thA5090151802
12thB5245121501
13thB5424121701
14thA56691002
15thA505781001
16thA514781002
17thB524481102
18thA50587812
19thA5063502
20thB52433401

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 1980

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 1980: 369.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 1980

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 1980: 239.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years