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L26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,498 road traffic collisions in the L26 postcode district, Knowsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 240 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,498
1,967th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,191
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
27 people killed
Serious collisions
240
276 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for L26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal251.7%
  • Serious24016%
  • Slight1,23382%

What the data shows

  • L26 had 118 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 241 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in L26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 503 children under 16 were killed or injured in L26, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in L26.

Where L26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,967th
Most casualties
1,935th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
2,150th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday219 (15%)
  • Tuesday231 (15%)
  • Wednesday228 (15%)
  • Thursday212 (14%)
  • Friday266 (18%)
  • Saturday179 (12%)
  • Sunday163 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,109 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,325 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,127 (75%)
  • 40 mph105 (7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph146 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph90 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,154 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds202 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,315 (60%)
  • Pedestrian360 (16%)
  • Cyclist185 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L26 peaked at 61 in 1992; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025811
2024911
20231517
20221517
202179
20201315
20191218
20181115
20171216
20161618
20151522
20142143
20131719
20122844
20111518
20103148
20093249
20082233
20072938
20063154
20052542
20043149
20032747
20022736
20013548
20004879
19993352
19984567
19974672
19965791
19953453
19945281
19935088
19926187
19914886
19904865
19895180
19884660
19875576
19864050
19854367
19843649
19834558
19824148
19813442
19803945
19794258

Map of recent crashes in L26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L26

The 24 most recent collisions in L26 happened between 31 August 2023 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L26

The A562 has the most collisions in L26, 395 of 1,498 (26%), followed by the A561 (27).

Collisions in L26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5623956041271
2ndA561274444

Council areas covering L26

Collisions in L26 were recorded in 2 council areas. Knowsley has 1,490 of 1,498 (99%).

Collisions in L26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKnowsley1,4902,18125237
2ndLiverpool7903

Town in L26

Of the 1,498 collisions in L26, 1,145 (76%) were in Liverpool.