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Ainsdale, Sefton, PR8 3ST area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
128
6,425th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
232
1.81 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the PR8 3ST hotspot

17 of the 128 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious1310%
  • Slight11187%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
17
Slightly injured
211
All casualties
232

Accidents by year at the PR8 3ST hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2003, against an average of 5.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PR8 3ST hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202423
202337
202211
202147
202023
201947
201847
201722
201658
201544
2014710
201333
2012615
2011311
2010915
200933
2008510
200737
2006925
20051017
2004918
20031223
2002710
20011015

Map of crashes at the PR8 3ST hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PR8 3ST.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ainsdale, Sefton, PR8 3ST area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PR8 3ST hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Ainsdale
Council area
Sefton
Nearest postcode to the centre
PR8 3ST
Postcode district
PR8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.58862, -3.04255
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
4 June 2025
Rank by collisions
6,425th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PR8 3ST hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A565, with 60 of 128, followed by the B5424 with 1.

Collisions at the PR8 3ST hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565609616
2ndB54241100

Towns near the PR8 3ST hotspot

65 of the 128 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Southport.

All 128 crashes at the PR8 3ST hotspot

Newest first, from 6 February 2001 to 4 June 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year