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L24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,010 road traffic collisions in the L24 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 451 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, up 35% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
3,010
1,316th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,344
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
47 people killed
Serious collisions
451
530 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Up 35% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal431.4%
  • Serious45115%
  • Slight2,51684%

What the data shows

  • L24 had 337 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 479 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in L24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 793 children under 16 were killed or injured in L24, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in L24.

Where L24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,316th
Most casualties
1,207th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,630th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday450 (15%)
  • Tuesday401 (13%)
  • Wednesday389 (13%)
  • Thursday506 (17%)
  • Friday543 (18%)
  • Saturday432 (14%)
  • Sunday289 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,230 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit706 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,449 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway1,335 (44%)
  • One way street or slip road120 (4%)
  • Roundabout95 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph86 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph1,936 (64%)
  • 40 mph808 (27%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph51 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph115 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,337 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds406 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (2%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other63 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,569 (59%)
  • Pedestrian638 (15%)
  • Cyclist355 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant259 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant112 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant85 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L24 peaked at 106 in 1998; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252729
20242023
20233349
20222935
20213034
20202933
20194459
20184453
20173649
20164555
20153459
20144663
20135167
20124959
20114871
20103858
20094676
20084472
20076090
20066390
200587137
200468103
20036198
200282131
200199163
200085124
199993140
1998106174
199783135
199679120
199581135
199490131
1993100152
1992105164
199189134
199089137
198987124
198876106
198777116
198675101
19856778
19846685
19834857
198275100
19816576
198086100
19797599

Map of recent crashes in L24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L24

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L24

The 24 most recent collisions in L24 happened between 8 February and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L24

The A561 has the most collisions in L24, 769 of 3,010 (26%), followed by the A562 (127).

Collisions in L24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5617691,23019104
2ndA56212720118
3rdA59143300
4thB5170111711
5thA50384501

Council areas covering L24

Collisions in L24 were recorded in 3 council areas. Liverpool has 2,806 of 3,010 (93%).

Collisions in L24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool2,8064,01836402
2ndHalton149237435
3rdKnowsley5083314

Town in L24

Of the 3,010 collisions in L24, 2,820 (94%) were in Liverpool.