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Sefton road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2019, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2018 (448), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 2019
414
Down 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
542
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2019

1% of collisions in Sefton in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8120%
  • Slight32979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight45183%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2019 is highlighted, with 414, down 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 414
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (18%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday40 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.7%)
  • February39 (9.4%)
  • March29 (7%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May28 (6.8%)
  • June26 (6.3%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August34 (8.2%)
  • September30 (7.2%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November28 (6.8%)
  • December41 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (73%)
  • Wet or damp102 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (19%)
  • 30 mph248 (60%)
  • 40 mph53 (13%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (19%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (51%)
  • Pedestrian106 (20%)
  • Cyclist82 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (17%)
  • 56 to 6557 (11%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.8%)
  • Over 7541 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (58%)
  • Passenger120 (22%)
  • Pedestrian106 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 88th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2019

Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2019, with 39 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2019

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2019: 68, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5656887317
2ndA5036213700
3rdA59203204
4thA5267131804
5thA570101302
6thA5678901
7thA50386602
8thM576703
9thA50585702
10thA5665601
11thB54245700
12thA50984601
13thA51474401
14thB54224501
15thA50573500
16thA52073500
17thB51933400
18thA57582200
19thB52082200
20thB52452200

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2019

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2019: 142.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2019

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2019: 80.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2019, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years