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Sefton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,099 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 1998, and 1,566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997, and casualties fell from 1,614.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,099
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,566
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Sefton in 1998 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious928.4%
  • Slight1,00091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious1036.6%
  • Slight1,45693%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,099, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday187 (17%)
  • Wednesday138 (13%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday199 (18%)
  • Saturday134 (12%)
  • Sunday115 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.6%)
  • February87 (7.9%)
  • March94 (8.6%)
  • April94 (8.6%)
  • May104 (9.5%)
  • June94 (8.6%)
  • July85 (7.7%)
  • August89 (8.1%)
  • September84 (7.6%)
  • October101 (9.2%)
  • November106 (9.6%)
  • December88 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight856 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds850 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry736 (67%)
  • Wet or damp354 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph891 (81%)
  • 40 mph112 (10%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph34 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway786 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (17%)
  • Roundabout99 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant997 (64%)
  • Pedestrian214 (14%)
  • Cyclist139 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15113 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20180 (11%)
  • 21 to 25175 (11%)
  • 26 to 35334 (21%)
  • 36 to 45275 (18%)
  • 46 to 55148 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6593 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7575 (4.8%)
  • Over 7538 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider884 (56%)
  • Passenger468 (30%)
  • Pedestrian214 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,555 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle75 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car60 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 55th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 1998

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 1998: 174, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565174251113
2ndA567508004
3rdA5036497105
4thA59487807
5thA570354800
6thB5422344503
7thA5267334201
8thA5038274301
9thB5110253502
10thA5057193000
11thA5098192312
12thA5058183301
13thA566141801
14thA506132404
15thA5147111403
16thB5424101300
17thB527691101
18thM5782010
19thB519471300
20thB52085701

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 1998

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 1998: 321.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 1998

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 1998: 235.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years