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Sefton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,248 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 1990, and 1,687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1989 (1,133), and casualties rose from 1,549.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,248
Up 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,687
Up 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
20
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Sefton in 1990 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious1169.3%
  • Slight1,11289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.2%
  • Serious1267.5%
  • Slight1,54091%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,248, up 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (14%)
  • Tuesday176 (14%)
  • Wednesday188 (15%)
  • Thursday164 (13%)
  • Friday210 (17%)
  • Saturday189 (15%)
  • Sunday144 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59231 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59329 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59213 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (8.9%)
  • February101 (8.1%)
  • March81 (6.5%)
  • April100 (8%)
  • May112 (9%)
  • June99 (7.9%)
  • July96 (7.7%)
  • August120 (9.6%)
  • September87 (7%)
  • October111 (8.9%)
  • November113 (9.1%)
  • December117 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight948 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds948 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry824 (66%)
  • Wet or damp414 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,031 (83%)
  • 40 mph96 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph43 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph64 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway950 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (15%)
  • Roundabout84 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant928 (55%)
  • Pedestrian329 (20%)
  • Cyclist173 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant78 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10101 (6%)
  • 11 to 15121 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20258 (15%)
  • 21 to 25223 (13%)
  • 26 to 35314 (19%)
  • 36 to 45187 (11%)
  • 46 to 55159 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65120 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7576 (4.5%)
  • Over 7557 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider874 (52%)
  • Passenger484 (29%)
  • Pedestrian329 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,588 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car112 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (5%)
  • Motorcycle73 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach67 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.5%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 51st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 1990

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 1990: 203, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565203285422
2ndA567637103
3rdA5036578113
4thA5267385803
5thA570334615
6thB5194335304
7thA5038324512
8thB5422323613
9thB5110304013
10thA59284801
11thA566233004
12thA5057182611
13thA506153011
14thA5098142005
15thB5276141802
16thB5244101101
17thB5424101302
18thA505881210
19thM5871000
20thB52456610

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 1990

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 1990: 350.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 1990

L20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 1990: 243.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years