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Sefton road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,099 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 1997, and 1,614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (1,053), and casualties rose from 1,537.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,099
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,614
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Sefton in 1997 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious908.2%
  • Slight99991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious1006.2%
  • Slight1,50493%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,099, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday162 (15%)
  • Wednesday177 (16%)
  • Thursday164 (15%)
  • Friday173 (16%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday115 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (8.7%)
  • February100 (9.1%)
  • March101 (9.2%)
  • April88 (8%)
  • May105 (9.6%)
  • June92 (8.4%)
  • July82 (7.5%)
  • August93 (8.5%)
  • September69 (6.3%)
  • October96 (8.7%)
  • November102 (9.3%)
  • December75 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight872 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds891 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry787 (72%)
  • Wet or damp305 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph908 (83%)
  • 40 mph104 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph33 (3%)
  • 70 mph41 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway818 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (16%)
  • Roundabout83 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,049 (65%)
  • Pedestrian208 (13%)
  • Cyclist147 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1094 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15137 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20198 (12%)
  • 21 to 25169 (10%)
  • 26 to 35341 (21%)
  • 36 to 45228 (14%)
  • 46 to 55157 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65117 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3.9%)
  • Over 7554 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider904 (56%)
  • Passenger502 (31%)
  • Pedestrian208 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,573 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car66 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle64 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach60 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.8%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 53rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 1997

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 1997: 156, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565156232316
2ndA567496615
3rdA59499701
4thA5036467003
5thA5267416401
6thB5422415901
7thB5110355004
8thB5194274204
9thA5038223712
10thA570223201
11thA5058193601
12thA566172402
13thA5098141701
14thA5057132310
15thB5276111201
16thA50681801
17thB54248900
18thB524471000
19thM5761000
20thB52085900

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 1997

Bootle, Sefton had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 1997: 309.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 1997

L20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 1997: 221.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years