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Sefton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2016, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (476), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 2016
461
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
654
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Sefton in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight37882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight56586%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2016 is highlighted, with 461, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 461
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February34 (7.4%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April47 (10%)
  • May35 (7.6%)
  • June30 (6.5%)
  • July37 (8%)
  • August43 (9.3%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October36 (7.8%)
  • November39 (8.5%)
  • December37 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (74%)
  • Wet or damp114 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph73 (16%)
  • 30 mph295 (64%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (20%)
  • Roundabout14 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (58%)
  • Pedestrian100 (15%)
  • Cyclist87 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2060 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2568 (10%)
  • 26 to 35120 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5594 (14%)
  • 56 to 6567 (10%)
  • 66 to 7551 (7.8%)
  • Over 7541 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (62%)
  • Passenger148 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (10%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 90th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2016

Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2016, with 36 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2016

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2016: 74, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56574108017
2ndA5036285206
3rdA59203400
4thA5267141600
5thA50389903
6thA57091002
7thB542281001
8thA509871001
9thB54247700
10thA50586701
11thM5761300
12thA50575502
13thA50905902
14thA5665602
15thA5675500
16thA51473300
17thB52083301
18thB52763500
19thA5062300
20thB51932510

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2016

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2016: 146.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2016

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2016: 83.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years