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Sefton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2017, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2016 (461), and casualties fell from 654.

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

Collisions in 2017
432
Down 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
569
Down 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2017

0.2% of collisions in Sefton in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious10023%
  • Slight33177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11120%
  • Slight45780%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2017 is highlighted, with 432, down 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 432
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday62 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6%)
  • February25 (5.8%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April37 (8.6%)
  • May37 (8.6%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July42 (9.7%)
  • August40 (9.3%)
  • September25 (5.8%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December40 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (72%)
  • Wet or damp114 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph77 (18%)
  • 30 mph276 (64%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (21%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (48%)
  • Pedestrian106 (19%)
  • Cyclist93 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9%)
  • 26 to 3594 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6576 (13%)
  • 66 to 7545 (7.9%)
  • Over 7535 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (58%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian106 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 89th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2017

Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2017, with 25 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2017

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2017: 53, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5655386015
2ndA5036273801
3rdA59152403
4thA5267131502
5thA570111413
6thA5668901
7thB54228801
8thA503871003
9thA505861002
10thA50986601
11thA56761202
12thA52075902
13thB51934701
14thM574600
15thM584601
16thA51473301
17thB52083400
18thB52443402
19thB52763300
20thA50572200

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2017

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2017: 139.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2017

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2017: 96.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years