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L27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in the L27 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 95 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
600
2,364th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
836
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
11 people killed
Serious collisions
95
106 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for L27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight49683%

What the data shows

  • L27 had 49 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 74 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in L27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 212 children under 16 were killed or injured in L27, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in L27.

Where L27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,364th
Most casualties
2,374th
Most fatal collisions
2,449th
Most serious collisions
2,476th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (12%)
  • Tuesday93 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (12%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday98 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph574 (96%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant456 (55%)
  • Pedestrian180 (22%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L27 peaked at 30 in 1987; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
20231011
202233
202146
202044
20191114
201835
201733
201679
201556
2014812
20131217
2012610
2011711
2010812
200933
2008712
2007918
2006922
2005917
20041523
2003912
20021226
20011217
20002031
19992335
19982133
19971927
199689
19951114
19941934
19932026
19922331
19912233
19901316
19891519
19882430
19873036
19861214
19851822
19841516
19831924
19822023
19811824
19802431
19792631

Map of recent crashes in L27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L27

The 24 most recent collisions in L27 happened between 4 July 2020 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L27

Of the 600 collisions in L27, 236 were on the B5178.

Collisions in L27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5178236346332

Council areas covering L27

Collisions in L27 were recorded in 2 council areas. Liverpool has 584 of 600 (97%).

Collisions in L27 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool584813889
2ndKnowsley162316

Town in L27

Of the 600 collisions in L27, 422 (70%) were in Liverpool.