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L18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,776 road traffic collisions in the L18 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 425 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (35).

Collisions since 1979
3,776
964th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,341
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
33 people killed
Serious collisions
425
484 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal310.8%
  • Serious42511%
  • Slight3,32088%

What the data shows

  • L18 had 360 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 523 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in L18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 751 children under 16 were killed or injured in L18, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in L18.

Where L18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
964th
Most casualties
876th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,692nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday555 (15%)
  • Tuesday565 (15%)
  • Wednesday553 (15%)
  • Thursday640 (17%)
  • Friday596 (16%)
  • Saturday502 (13%)
  • Sunday365 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,828 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit867 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,040 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway1,533 (41%)
  • Roundabout135 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph53 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph2,880 (76%)
  • 40 mph840 (22%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,950 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds514 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other83 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded74 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,286 (62%)
  • Pedestrian822 (15%)
  • Cyclist427 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant283 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant136 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant55 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L18 peaked at 146 in 1992; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253641
20243552
20234448
20224354
20213743
20202839
20192431
20184054
20173547
20163846
20153748
20145470
20133853
20124885
20114680
20105183
20095472
20085380
200771106
200671105
200596140
2004101155
200379111
2002107163
2001118177
2000118189
1999109162
1998102140
1997110170
1996104167
199597138
1994117167
1993138214
1992146204
1991134195
1990135184
1989120166
1988102139
1987103144
1986113147
1985104130
1984108150
198381102
198287118
1981101135
19807180
197992117

Map of recent crashes in L18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L18

The 24 most recent collisions in L18 happened between 1 May and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L18

The A562 has the most collisions in L18, 796 of 3,776 (21%), followed by the B5180 (618).

Collisions in L18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5627961,1901289
2ndB5180618900569
3rdA5058450640641
4thB5171365902
5thA5080152404
6thA5654700
7thB51754600
8thB51784400
9thB51893700

Council areas covering L18

Collisions in L18 were recorded in 3 council areas. Liverpool has 3,770 of 3,776 (99.8%).

Collisions in L18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool3,7705,33331425
2ndSheffield3400
3rdWirral3400

Town in L18

All 3,776 collisions in L18 were in Liverpool.