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L14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
3,820
954th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,304
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
59
64 people killed
Serious collisions
602
680 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
Down 49% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal591.5%
  • Serious60216%
  • Slight3,15983%

What the data shows

  • L14 had 356 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 503 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in L14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,248 children under 16 were killed or injured in L14, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in L14.

Where L14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
954th
Most casualties
896th
Most fatal collisions
952nd
Most serious collisions
1,206th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday568 (15%)
  • Tuesday540 (14%)
  • Wednesday538 (14%)
  • Thursday614 (16%)
  • Friday631 (17%)
  • Saturday506 (13%)
  • Sunday423 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,734 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit979 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,218 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway1,313 (34%)
  • Roundabout216 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph55 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph2,758 (72%)
  • 40 mph837 (22%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph144 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,000 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds494 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other55 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded89 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,896 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,201 (23%)
  • Cyclist357 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist263 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant233 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant195 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant87 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L14 peaked at 142 in 1991; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252123
20244245
20233750
20224562
20212936
20203548
20192429
20184262
20174052
20164163
20154669
20145179
20134156
20124257
20114054
20104976
20094271
20085683
20076497
200672133
200581118
200473101
200392139
200295160
200188127
2000118179
1999128175
1998110163
1997120194
1996106147
1995120168
1994139205
1993140201
1992127181
1991142220
199099118
1989128163
198888111
1987115142
198695115
198589104
1984122148
1983107135
1982119138
198189103
1980101124
1979130180

Map of recent crashes in L14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L14

The 24 most recent collisions in L14 happened between 11 December 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L14

The A57 has the most collisions in L14, 819 of 3,820 (21%), followed by the A5080 (231).

Collisions in L14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA578191,18616137
2ndA50802313561042
3rdM62190330622
4thA5058118160421
5thB5198163903
6thA504961600
7thA5806901

Council areas covering L14

Collisions in L14 were recorded in 2 council areas. Liverpool has 2,982 of 3,820 (78%).

Collisions in L14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool2,9824,09549457
2ndKnowsley8371,20810145

Towns in L14

Collisions in L14 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Liverpool (2,769) and Huyton with Roby (704).