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Sefton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2012, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (542), and casualties rose from 755.

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

Collisions in 2012
519
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
764
Up 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2012

0.8% of collisions in Sefton in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight43884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8511%
  • Slight67588%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2012 is highlighted, with 519, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (18%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (3.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.5%)
  • February38 (7.3%)
  • March31 (6%)
  • April48 (9.2%)
  • May42 (8.1%)
  • June62 (12%)
  • July43 (8.3%)
  • August26 (5%)
  • September51 (9.8%)
  • October44 (8.5%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December37 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (65%)
  • Wet or damp172 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph440 (85%)
  • 40 mph48 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (16%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (61%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Cyclist83 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2065 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 35134 (18%)
  • 36 to 45123 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7552 (6.8%)
  • Over 7534 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (59%)
  • Passenger198 (26%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car739 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle48 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 78th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2012

Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2012, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2012

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2012: 89, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56589131213
2ndA5036255201
3rdA570132104
4thA5090111503
5thA5207112002
6thA5267111402
7thA566111300
8thA59112401
9thB5276111500
10thB5422111500
11thA5058101602
12thA50387801
13thA5677802
14thA514761002
15thB52456901
16thB54246800
17thA50985702
18thA50574400
19thB51923601
20thB51932200

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2012

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2012: 174.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2012

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2012: 124.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years