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L17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,822 road traffic collisions in the L17 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 386 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,822
1,381st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,849
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
38 people killed
Serious collisions
386
424 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal361.3%
  • Serious38614%
  • Slight2,40085%

What the data shows

  • L17 had 309 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 455 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in L17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 551 children under 16 were killed or injured in L17, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in L17.

Where L17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,381st
Most casualties
1,367th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
1,796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday426 (15%)
  • Tuesday400 (14%)
  • Wednesday428 (15%)
  • Thursday421 (15%)
  • Friday478 (17%)
  • Saturday357 (13%)
  • Sunday312 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,032 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit721 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,762 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway948 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout47 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph101 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph2,700 (96%)
  • 40 mph21 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,229 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds367 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other58 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded59 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,083 (54%)
  • Pedestrian715 (19%)
  • Cyclist373 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant218 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant152 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L17 peaked at 114 in 1993; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252224
20242731
20233545
20223841
20213031
20202831
20193038
20183343
20172333
20164367
20154563
20145678
20133241
20123148
20113955
20104460
20094977
20085873
20075077
20065173
200565101
20046998
20035770
200271113
200166101
200087118
199984119
199867102
199798129
199684125
199596135
199494130
1993114168
199270103
199188128
199091120
19897499
19887199
198787114
19866476
19856490
19846985
19835054
19827087
19816073
198078103
19797080

Map of recent crashes in L17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L17

The 24 most recent collisions in L17 happened between 4 December 2024 and 16 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L17

The A561 has the most collisions in L17, 937 of 2,822 (33%), followed by the B5175 (198).

Collisions in L17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5619371,27523139
2ndB5175198278623
3rdA505899136013
4thA56298126010
5thB534279117012
6thA5089283113
7thA594500
8thA50273302
9thA50363300
10thB51733300

Council areas covering L17

Collisions in L17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Liverpool has 2,813 of 2,822 (99.7%).

Collisions in L17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool2,8133,83936384
2ndWirral8902

Town in L17

Of the 2,822 collisions in L17, 2,681 (95%) were in Liverpool.