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Sefton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2008, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (673), and casualties fell from 968.

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

Collisions in 2008
603
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
929
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2008

2% of collisions in Sefton in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight52487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious879.4%
  • Slight82989%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2008 is highlighted, with 603, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (17%)
  • Wednesday95 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (12%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.3%)
  • February34 (5.6%)
  • March54 (9%)
  • April67 (11%)
  • May50 (8.3%)
  • June53 (8.8%)
  • July47 (7.8%)
  • August43 (7.1%)
  • September57 (9.5%)
  • October51 (8.5%)
  • November47 (7.8%)
  • December44 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (70%)
  • Wet or damp170 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph486 (81%)
  • 40 mph71 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph24 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (20%)
  • Roundabout52 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (66%)
  • Pedestrian99 (11%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20138 (15%)
  • 21 to 25113 (12%)
  • 26 to 35124 (13%)
  • 36 to 45141 (15%)
  • 46 to 55140 (15%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.2%)
  • Over 7537 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (56%)
  • Passenger310 (33%)
  • Pedestrian99 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car888 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle54 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle32 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sefton ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 90th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2008

Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2008, with 41 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2008

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2008: 94, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56594165515
2ndA5036304814
3rdA570193111
4thA59193901
5thA5038172900
6thA5267172301
7thB5422161701
8thA567101701
9thB542481001
10thA505871801
11thA50671311
12thA514771200
13thA50986800
14thB51106700
15thB52456800
16thA52075800
17thA5665602
18thM575700
19thB51934400
20thB52764501

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2008

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2008: 186.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2008

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2008: 129.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2008, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years