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Sefton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,127 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 1999, and 1,608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (1,099), and casualties rose from 1,566.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,127
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,608
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 1999

0.4% of collisions in Sefton in 1999 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious968.5%
  • Slight1,02691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious1026.3%
  • Slight1,50193%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,127, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (13%)
  • Tuesday185 (16%)
  • Wednesday142 (13%)
  • Thursday158 (14%)
  • Friday190 (17%)
  • Saturday165 (15%)
  • Sunday142 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59238 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (9.1%)
  • February78 (6.9%)
  • March102 (9.1%)
  • April63 (5.6%)
  • May91 (8.1%)
  • June95 (8.4%)
  • July114 (10%)
  • August91 (8.1%)
  • September85 (7.5%)
  • October113 (10%)
  • November92 (8.2%)
  • December101 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight844 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds858 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry753 (67%)
  • Wet or damp346 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph919 (82%)
  • 40 mph109 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph49 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph33 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway799 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway201 (18%)
  • Roundabout103 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,009 (63%)
  • Pedestrian206 (13%)
  • Cyclist127 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (4%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3%)
  • 6 to 10109 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15103 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20166 (10%)
  • 21 to 25163 (10%)
  • 26 to 35364 (23%)
  • 36 to 45259 (16%)
  • 46 to 55181 (11%)
  • 56 to 6594 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.2%)
  • Over 7553 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider886 (55%)
  • Passenger516 (32%)
  • Pedestrian206 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,594 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle75 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 49th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 1999

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 1999: 149, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565149237221
2ndA5036547802
3rdA59517504
4thA567466503
5thA5267396703
6thA570293702
7thB5422284801
8thA5038263312
9thA5147263300
10thB5110253603
11thA5057222701
12thA5058192502
13thA566141900
14thB5276142102
15thB5193132202
16thA5098112000
17thB5245101304
18thA50691700
19thM5891200
20thB54218900

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 1999

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 1999: 314.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 1999

L20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 1999: 212.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years