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Formby East, Sefton, L37 8RP area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
240
3,463rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
303
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
5
6 in 2024

Crash severity at the L37 8RP hotspot

36 of the 240 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight20485%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
34
Slightly injured
266
All casualties
303

Accidents by year at the L37 8RP hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2007, against an average of 9.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the L37 8RP hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202466
202369
20221010
202144
202067
20191215
2018910
20171217
20161212
2015911
20141214
201368
20121318
20111014
201089
20091317
20081319
20071415
20061113
200566
20041317
2003911
20021423
2001711

Map of crashes at the L37 8RP hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near L37 8RP.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Formby East, Sefton, L37 8RP area accident hotspot

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

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the L37 8RP 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
Formby East
Council area
Sefton
Nearest postcode to the centre
L37 8RP
Postcode district
L37
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.55441, -3.05474
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
5 December 2025
Rank by collisions
3,463rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the L37 8RP hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B5424, with 60 of 240, followed by the A565 with 44.

Collisions at the L37 8RP hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5424607206
2ndA565446613
3rdB5195182500

Towns near the L37 8RP hotspot

234 of the 240 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Formby.

All 240 crashes at the L37 8RP hotspot

Newest first, from 25 February 2001 to 5 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year