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Sefton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2015, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (478), and casualties fell from 674.

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

Collisions in 2015
476
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
658
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Sefton in 2015 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10923%
  • Slight36276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11618%
  • Slight53782%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2015 is highlighted, with 476, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 476
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (11%)
  • February39 (8.2%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April48 (10%)
  • May34 (7.1%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July34 (7.1%)
  • August37 (7.8%)
  • September43 (9%)
  • October44 (9.2%)
  • November40 (8.4%)
  • December31 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (74%)
  • Wet or damp117 (25%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph71 (15%)
  • 30 mph311 (65%)
  • 40 mph58 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (18%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (57%)
  • Pedestrian107 (16%)
  • Cyclist84 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (11%)
  • 21 to 2556 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35115 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5596 (15%)
  • 56 to 6559 (9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (6.5%)
  • Over 7543 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (61%)
  • Passenger152 (23%)
  • Pedestrian107 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car666 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 85th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2015

Netherton South & Orrell, Sefton, L30 8RT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2015, with 43 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2015

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2015: 53, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5655374013
2ndA59213000
3rdA5036172602
4thA566121303
5thA5207111504
6thA5267101202
7thA567101102
8thB5422102100
9thA57091901
10thM5791700
11thA503871202
12thA50577902
13thA514771201
14thA5064802
15thA50984901
16thA57584900
17thA50903310
18thB51933302
19thB51942200
20thB52432300

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2015

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2015: 145.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2015

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2015: 80.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2015, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years