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Sefton road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2013, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2012 (519), and casualties fell from 764.

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

Collisions in 2013
446
Down 14% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
641
Down 16% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Sefton in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight36381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight54986%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2013 is highlighted, with 446, down 14% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 446
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (18%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.1%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March40 (9%)
  • April37 (8.3%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June38 (8.5%)
  • July37 (8.3%)
  • August26 (5.8%)
  • September37 (8.3%)
  • October34 (7.6%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December39 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (72%)
  • Wet or damp116 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph383 (86%)
  • 40 mph40 (9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (2%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (17%)
  • Roundabout40 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (61%)
  • Pedestrian97 (15%)
  • Cyclist65 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2073 (11%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 5590 (14%)
  • 56 to 6569 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.5%)
  • Over 7538 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (57%)
  • Passenger176 (27%)
  • Pedestrian97 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 93rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2013

Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2013, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2013

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2013: 83, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56583131411
2ndA59183204
3rdA5267152102
4thA570152203
5thA5036111701
6thA567101605
7thA520791300
8thB542291101
9thA50386900
10thA51476900
11thA5666901
12thA50985700
13thB52435501
14thB51934401
15thB52454702
16thB54244502
17thM584400
18thA50573301
19thA505831501
20thB51953500

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2013

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2013: 163.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2013

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2013: 108.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years