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L12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,697 road traffic collisions in the L12 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 471 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 28% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
3,697
997th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,268
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
32 people killed
Serious collisions
471
511 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal320.9%
  • Serious47113%
  • Slight3,19486%

What the data shows

  • L12 had 306 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 544 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in L12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,033 children under 16 were killed or injured in L12, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in L12.

Where L12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
997th
Most casualties
908th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,575th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday518 (14%)
  • Tuesday572 (15%)
  • Wednesday519 (14%)
  • Thursday570 (15%)
  • Friday570 (15%)
  • Saturday492 (13%)
  • Sunday456 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,684 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit921 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,881 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway719 (19%)
  • Roundabout53 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph77 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph3,248 (88%)
  • 40 mph352 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,826 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds526 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other89 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded99 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,054 (58%)
  • Pedestrian941 (18%)
  • Cyclist313 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant280 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant265 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant90 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L12 peaked at 139 in 1994; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20253237
20242532
20232531
20222529
20213543
20202737
20192834
20183550
20173046
20164459
20155471
20145587
20134452
20124977
20114262
20105177
20094772
20085581
200769105
200678114
200593122
200481126
200385134
2002115174
2001122186
2000137202
1999134191
1998129208
1997129206
1996126183
1995115169
1994139215
1993138209
1992123167
1991113174
1990100155
198989130
198893133
198793120
198685112
1985104136
198492115
198388105
198293115
19817294
19807289
197987102

Map of recent crashes in L12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L12

The 24 most recent collisions in L12 happened between 3 April and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L12

The A5058 has the most collisions in L12, 272 of 3,697 (7.4%), followed by the A57 (95).

Collisions in L12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058272422343
2ndA5795131110
3rdA5049334801
4thM57162112
5thA5080111200
6thB51754611
7thA5803300

Council areas covering L12

Collisions in L12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Liverpool has 3,675 of 3,697 (99%).

Collisions in L12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool3,6755,23931468
2ndKnowsley202712

Town in L12

Of the 3,697 collisions in L12, 3,455 (93%) were in Liverpool.