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L25 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,691 road traffic collisions in the L25 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 665 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, up 48% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
4,691
648th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,674
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
71 people killed
Serious collisions
665
737 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Up 48% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 73% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L25

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal641.4%
  • Serious66514%
  • Slight3,96284%

What the data shows

  • L25 had 424 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 712 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in L25 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,167 children under 16 were killed or injured in L25, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in L25.

Where L25 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
648th
Most casualties
548th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
1,033rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday664 (14%)
  • Tuesday670 (14%)
  • Wednesday676 (14%)
  • Thursday720 (15%)
  • Friday827 (18%)
  • Saturday663 (14%)
  • Sunday471 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,474 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,107 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,352 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway1,172 (25%)
  • Roundabout77 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph3,853 (82%)
  • 40 mph770 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,619 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds662 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds89 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other121 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded78 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,005 (60%)
  • Pedestrian1,231 (18%)
  • Cyclist395 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist376 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant298 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant185 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant112 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L25 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L25, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L25 peaked at 173 in 2000; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254052
20242730
20234355
20224357
20214871
20203139
20195559
20184454
20174766
20164684
20154458
20144454
20135171
201271103
201161103
201072118
200965110
200885132
2007107175
2006112153
2005101145
2004104155
200395147
2002120169
2001131201
2000173271
1999142219
1998138193
1997133211
1996130206
1995138207
1994130185
1993140225
1992173261
1991161232
1990150211
1989145199
1988133192
1987132172
1986117148
1985106131
1984115141
1983107134
1982125161
1981136161
1980137170
1979143183

Map of recent crashes in L25

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L25

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L25

The 24 most recent collisions in L25 happened between 16 May and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L25

The A562 has the most collisions in L25, 857 of 4,691 (18%), followed by the B5171 (740).

Collisions in L25 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5628571,29922102
2ndB51717401,05213118
3rdB5178504741885
4thA5615879110
5thA59152203
6thB51803301

Council areas covering L25

Collisions in L25 were recorded in 3 council areas. Liverpool has 4,261 of 4,691 (91%).

Collisions in L25 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool4,2616,04861601
2ndKnowsley426621363
3rdWirral4501

Town in L25

Of the 4,691 collisions in L25, 4,636 (99%) were in Liverpool.