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Sefton road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 2025, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2024 (297), and casualties fell from 382.

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

Collisions in 2025
312
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
371
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 2025

1.3% of collisions in Sefton in 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight24478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight30281%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 2025 is highlighted, with 312, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 312
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (22%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (9.6%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March27 (8.7%)
  • April21 (6.7%)
  • May31 (9.9%)
  • June27 (8.7%)
  • July19 (6.1%)
  • August30 (9.6%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October25 (8%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December24 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (77%)
  • Wet or damp64 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph74 (24%)
  • 30 mph199 (64%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (15%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (43%)
  • Pedestrian87 (23%)
  • Cyclist71 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2036 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2526 (7%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (13%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.7%)
  • Over 7531 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (62%)
  • Pedestrian87 (23%)
  • Passenger55 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sefton ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 101st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sefton in 2025

Bootle West, Sefton, L20 7HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sefton in 2025, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 2025

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 2025: 36, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565364707
2ndA503691902
3rdA52679901
4thB54229901
5thA5981513
6thA50387800
7thA50587802
8thA51477702
9thA5707801
10thA5666602
11thA5676600
12thA50905502
13thA50574400
14thB51953301
15thA50982200
16thB51932601
17thM572200
18thM582400
19thA11100
20thA50471100

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 2025

Bootle, Sefton had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 2025: 91.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 2025

L20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 2025: 66.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years