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Sefton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2011, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (557), and casualties fell from 808.

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

Collisions in 2011
542
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
755
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2011

0.9% of collisions in Sefton in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight46085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious8211%
  • Slight66888%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2011 is highlighted, with 542, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (17%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.9%)
  • February40 (7.4%)
  • March49 (9%)
  • April45 (8.3%)
  • May42 (7.7%)
  • June53 (9.8%)
  • July53 (9.8%)
  • August38 (7%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October39 (7.2%)
  • November45 (8.3%)
  • December41 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (77%)
  • Wet or damp119 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph456 (84%)
  • 40 mph59 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (18%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (56%)
  • Cyclist115 (15%)
  • Pedestrian108 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2087 (12%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (14%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 55120 (16%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.8%)
  • Over 7542 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (60%)
  • Passenger194 (26%)
  • Pedestrian108 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (12%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sefton ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 79th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2011

Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2011, with 45 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2011

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2011: 80, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56580123112
2ndA5036346413
3rdA59213012
4thA5267193205
5thB5422171900
6thA567141900
7thA570131404
8thA5038121503
9thA5090122103
10thA505891701
11thA56691302
12thA51477801
13thB51936801
14thB527661201
15thM576901
16thA50985700
17thA52075801
18thB51945802
19thB52454600
20thB52443311

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2011

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2011: 170.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2011

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2011: 103.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years