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Sefton road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,148 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2000, and 1,627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (1,127), and casualties rose from 1,608.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,148
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,627
Up 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Sefton in 2000 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious988.5%
  • Slight1,04291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious1106.8%
  • Slight1,50893%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,148, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday182 (16%)
  • Wednesday179 (16%)
  • Thursday163 (14%)
  • Friday204 (18%)
  • Saturday158 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59177 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59226 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (8.7%)
  • February98 (8.5%)
  • March81 (7.1%)
  • April102 (8.9%)
  • May84 (7.3%)
  • June89 (7.8%)
  • July101 (8.8%)
  • August95 (8.3%)
  • September75 (6.5%)
  • October98 (8.5%)
  • November115 (10%)
  • December110 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight865 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds839 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry703 (61%)
  • Wet or damp414 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.1%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph950 (83%)
  • 40 mph96 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph41 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway846 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (16%)
  • Roundabout106 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,009 (62%)
  • Pedestrian208 (13%)
  • Cyclist116 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant63 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1091 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15126 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20199 (12%)
  • 21 to 25176 (11%)
  • 26 to 35363 (22%)
  • 36 to 45238 (15%)
  • 46 to 55174 (11%)
  • 56 to 65106 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3.9%)
  • Over 7551 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider901 (55%)
  • Passenger518 (32%)
  • Pedestrian208 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,606 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle92 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 47th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2000

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2000: 160, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565160239417
2ndA567506111
3rdA570375501
4thA5036335311
5thA59335900
6thA5267253802
7thA5038242901
8thB5422202701
9thA5058182601
10thA566182700
11thA5098172500
12thB5193162502
13thB5110152300
14thA506132600
15thA5147131912
16thB527691100
17thB519481100
18thA520771101
19thB54247901
20thM587800

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2000

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2000: 310.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2000

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2000: 214.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years