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L16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,503 road traffic collisions in the L16 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 192 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,503
1,964th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,151
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
192
219 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for L16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious19213%
  • Slight1,30387%

What the data shows

  • L16 had 117 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 182 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in L16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 349 children under 16 were killed or injured in L16, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in L16.

Where L16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,964th
Most casualties
1,953rd
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
2,258th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday211 (14%)
  • Tuesday238 (16%)
  • Wednesday225 (15%)
  • Thursday207 (14%)
  • Friday230 (15%)
  • Saturday211 (14%)
  • Sunday181 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,110 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit356 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,214 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (11%)
  • Roundabout66 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,362 (91%)
  • 40 mph45 (3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph72 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,154 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,337 (62%)
  • Pedestrian291 (14%)
  • Cyclist136 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L16 peaked at 67 in 1995; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025812
20241012
202388
20221217
202199
20201111
20191522
20181317
20171218
20161926
20151215
20141522
20131318
20121926
20112331
20102027
20091724
20082129
20072230
20062029
20053255
20045167
20033455
20023455
20013141
20005473
19995377
19984870
19974374
19965278
199567113
19945480
19935586
19924769
19915392
19905579
19894669
19884765
19874565
19863748
19853547
19844762
19834452
19822535
19813445
19803745
19794451

Map of recent crashes in L16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L16

The 24 most recent collisions in L16 happened between 24 April 2023 and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L16

The B5178 has the most collisions in L16, 349 of 1,503 (23%), followed by the A5080 (139).

Collisions in L16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5178349532256
2ndA5080139185122
3rdM628615318
4thA5058588509
5thB5171151903
6thA5049142501

Council areas covering L16

Collisions in L16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Liverpool has 1,311 of 1,503 (87%).

Collisions in L16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool1,3111,8757170
2ndKnowsley192276122

Towns in L16

Collisions in L16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Liverpool (1,230) and Huyton with Roby (39).