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Birkdale, Sefton, PR8 4HJ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
140
5,943rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
187
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the PR8 4HJ hotspot

17 of the 140 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1712%
  • Slight12388%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
17
Slightly injured
170
All casualties
187

Accidents by year at the PR8 4HJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2004, against an average of 5.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PR8 4HJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202433
202333
202211
202155
202022
201922
201834
201779
201645
201568
2014818
2013810
2012810
201122
20101013
200945
200856
200767
20061217
2005810
20041417
200377
2002614
200158

Map of crashes at the PR8 4HJ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PR8 4HJ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Birkdale, Sefton, PR8 4HJ area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PR8 4HJ 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
Birkdale
Council area
Sefton
Nearest postcode to the centre
PR8 4HJ
Postcode district
PR8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.62589, -3.00687
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
11 November 2025
Rank by collisions
5,943rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PR8 4HJ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A5267, with 36 of 140, followed by the B5243 with 29.

Collisions at the PR8 4HJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5267366403
2ndB5243293704
3rdB52086800
4thA5651200
5thB52451100

Towns near the PR8 4HJ hotspot

All 140 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Southport.

All 140 crashes at the PR8 4HJ hotspot

Newest first, from 26 April 2001 to 11 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year