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L20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,460 road traffic collisions in the L20 postcode district, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 10,320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 993 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 66 collisions, up 38% on 2024 (48).

Collisions since 1979
7,460
154th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
10,320
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
88 people killed
Serious collisions
993
1,126 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
66
Up 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
70
Up 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal881.2%
  • Serious99313%
  • Slight6,37986%

What the data shows

  • L20 had 636 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 903 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in L20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,827 children under 16 were killed or injured in L20, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in L20.

Where L20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
154th
Most casualties
124th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
402nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,120 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,105 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,093 (15%)
  • Thursday1,133 (15%)
  • Friday1,324 (18%)
  • Saturday970 (13%)
  • Sunday715 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,413 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,887 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown78 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit45 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,044 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway1,841 (25%)
  • Roundabout458 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph124 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph6,939 (93%)
  • 40 mph383 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,778 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,025 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds173 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds143 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other138 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded143 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,288 (51%)
  • Pedestrian2,170 (21%)
  • Cyclist807 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant619 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist589 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant458 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant221 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)55 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant53 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant53 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L20 peaked at 268 in 1990; 2025 had 66.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 66
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256670
20244861
20236283
20227891
20216577
20204656
20196785
20186891
20176585
201671102
20157899
201494126
20136196
201274100
201188124
201095126
200992129
200892148
2007113171
2006116168
2005157241
2004167263
2003196276
2002171242
2001175282
2000224308
1999233332
1998230342
1997238339
1996234322
1995218276
1994265384
1993265367
1992263372
1991257361
1990268370
1989221331
1988254361
1987239318
1986226307
1985197254
1984224294
1983178224
1982200264
1981211282
1980178216
1979232304

Map of recent crashes in L20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L20

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L20

The 24 most recent collisions in L20 happened between 19 September and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L20

The A567 has the most collisions in L20, 1,028 of 7,460 (14%), followed by the A565 (724).

Collisions in L20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5671,0281,40012110
2ndA5657241,1321395
3rdA50386899661393
4thA566559743574
5thA5058493776568
6thA5098487682564
7thB5110402574334
8thA5057379522552
9thA5090280379538
10thA5036220335933
11thA5056579807
12thB5090131804
13thB54227700
14thB51956700
15thA595910
16thA50894401
17thA50373311
18thA50803400
19thA51473400
20thA5603400
21stB51933800

Council areas covering L20

Collisions in L20 were recorded in 4 council areas. Sefton has 6,830 of 7,460 (92%).

Collisions in L20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton6,8309,37080902
2ndLiverpool618936888
3rdSt. Helens81003
4thWirral4400

Towns in L20

Collisions in L20 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Bootle, Sefton (6,687) and Liverpool (570).