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Sefton road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 673 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2007, and 968 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (733), and casualties fell from 1,075.

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

Collisions in 2007
673
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
968
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2007

1.2% of collisions in Sefton in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight59488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious818.4%
  • Slight87991%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2007 is highlighted, with 673, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday128 (19%)
  • Friday103 (15%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.5%)
  • February60 (8.9%)
  • March48 (7.1%)
  • April64 (9.5%)
  • May51 (7.6%)
  • June71 (11%)
  • July47 (7%)
  • August48 (7.1%)
  • September56 (8.3%)
  • October60 (8.9%)
  • November58 (8.6%)
  • December53 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight517 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (71%)
  • Wet or damp185 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph548 (81%)
  • 40 mph70 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (22%)
  • Roundabout46 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant637 (66%)
  • Pedestrian126 (13%)
  • Cyclist74 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1571 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (13%)
  • 21 to 25100 (10%)
  • 26 to 35145 (15%)
  • 36 to 45178 (18%)
  • 46 to 55124 (13%)
  • 56 to 6586 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.8%)
  • Over 7546 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (58%)
  • Passenger278 (29%)
  • Pedestrian126 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car978 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6%)
  • Motorcycle46 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sefton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sefton ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 86th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2007

Waterloo, Sefton, L22 0ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2007, with 38 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2007

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2007: 83, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5658313008
2ndA5036395402
3rdA59336603
4thA5038192602
5thB5422182204
6thA567161611
7thA5267142702
8thA570121600
9thA5058101402
10thA566101501
11thA514791902
12thM5791511
13thA50671001
14thB511071500
15thB52767901
16thA509861000
17thA52076800
18thB519361103
19thB524561102
20thB54245600

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2007

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2007: 174.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2007

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2007: 130.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years