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L10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,137 road traffic collisions in the L10 postcode district, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 267 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down 38% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,137
1,685th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,153
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
30 people killed
Serious collisions
267
300 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
Down 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
Down 60% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291.4%
  • Serious26712%
  • Slight1,84186%

What the data shows

  • L10 had 218 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 349 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in L10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 527 children under 16 were killed or injured in L10, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in L10.

Where L10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,685th
Most casualties
1,607th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
2,093rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday314 (15%)
  • Tuesday281 (13%)
  • Wednesday319 (15%)
  • Thursday338 (16%)
  • Friday350 (16%)
  • Saturday296 (14%)
  • Sunday239 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,514 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit557 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,138 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway908 (42%)
  • Roundabout52 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph1,403 (66%)
  • 40 mph411 (19%)
  • 50 mph39 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph46 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph203 (9.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,622 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds305 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded42 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,989 (63%)
  • Pedestrian538 (17%)
  • Cyclist160 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant107 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant68 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L10 peaked at 83 in 1991; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251314
20242135
20232636
20222646
20212232
20201722
20192428
20182846
20172234
20161929
20153652
20143047
20133048
20122849
20112639
20103351
20094356
20084470
20073963
20064056
20055375
20046193
20034769
200264106
200168120
20005370
19997093
199865119
199763101
19965395
19956387
199457110
19936392
19926590
199183125
199073105
198974111
19885579
19874774
19865668
19855464
19843643
19836279
19825073
19813640
19805265
19794754

Map of recent crashes in L10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L10

The 24 most recent collisions in L10 happened between 23 April 2024 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L10

The A59 has the most collisions in L10, 315 of 2,137 (15%), followed by the A506 (306).

Collisions in L10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59315533238
2ndA506306500754
3rdB5194164247218
4thM57161283312
5thB5192109131111
6thA50276989111
7thA5036659014
8thM58142001
9thA57585901
10thA5804501
11thA573400

Council areas covering L10

Collisions in L10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sefton has 1,160 of 2,137 (54%).

Collisions in L10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton1,1601,75712130
2ndLiverpool489663978
3rdKnowsley486731858

Towns in L10

Collisions in L10 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Liverpool (555) and Aintree (517).