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L23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,289 road traffic collisions in the L23 postcode district, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 445 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, up 85% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
3,289
1,192nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,393
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
445
498 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Up 85% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Up 91% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal310.9%
  • Serious44514%
  • Slight2,81386%

What the data shows

  • L23 had 279 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 423 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in L23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 790 children under 16 were killed or injured in L23, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in L23.

Where L23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,192nd
Most casualties
1,195th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,644th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday443 (13%)
  • Tuesday467 (14%)
  • Wednesday474 (14%)
  • Thursday477 (15%)
  • Friday593 (18%)
  • Saturday479 (15%)
  • Sunday356 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,536 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit671 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,976 (90%)
  • Roundabout174 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph74 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph2,995 (91%)
  • 40 mph59 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph118 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph18 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,611 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds410 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other57 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded58 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,381 (54%)
  • Pedestrian801 (18%)
  • Cyclist570 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist314 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant153 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant73 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant52 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L23 peaked at 128 in 1992; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253742
20242022
20232229
20222933
20212226
20202832
20192326
20183349
20173247
20163351
20153749
20142532
20133546
20124661
20114864
20103956
20094560
20084364
20075177
20065473
20054661
20046892
20036576
200278106
200187136
2000106169
199986130
199880113
1997104149
199689124
1995103139
199497131
1993107146
1992128183
1991111139
1990100138
198992119
1988126166
1987109140
198692119
1985109132
1984104131
198398122
1982107129
198198118
198092110
1979105136

Map of recent crashes in L23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L23

The 24 most recent collisions in L23 happened between 17 June and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L23

The A565 has the most collisions in L23, 915 of 3,289 (28%), followed by the B5193 (147).

Collisions in L23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5659151,32810116
2ndB5193147202425
3rdA5207467318
4thA5027416043
5thB5194356206
6thB5422121801
7thA575891401
8thA56741000

Council areas covering L23

Collisions in L23 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sefton has 3,270 of 3,289 (99%).

Collisions in L23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton3,2704,36831440
2ndWirral121602
3rdLiverpool3400

Town in L23

Of the 3,289 collisions in L23, 3,094 (94%) were in Crosby, Sefton.