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L28 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in the L28 postcode district, Knowsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 95 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
482
2,431st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
654
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
13 people killed
Serious collisions
95
111 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for L28

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious9520%
  • Slight37778%

What the data shows

  • L28 had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 62 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in L28 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 196 children under 16 were killed or injured in L28, 30% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in L28.

Where L28 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,431st
Most casualties
2,444th
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,476th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph422 (88%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph37 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant297 (45%)
  • Pedestrian170 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L28 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L28, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L28 peaked at 28 in 1992; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202455
202357
202255
202100
202011
201923
201844
201747
201612
201511
201444
201359
201289
201188
201069
2009711
2008915
200768
2006813
2005810
2004914
200368
200269
20011532
20001926
19991421
19981621
19971827
19961942
19951519
19941623
19931414
19922841
19912330
19901315
19891114
19881621
19871112
19861417
19851214
19842022
19831012
19821215
19811617
19801213
19791620

Map of recent crashes in L28

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L28

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L28

The 24 most recent collisions in L28 happened between 4 July 2018 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L28

The M57 has the most collisions in L28, 38 of 482 (7.9%), followed by the B5194 (18).

Collisions in L28 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM57386017
2ndB5194182511

Council areas covering L28

Collisions in L28 were recorded in 2 council areas. Knowsley has 373 of 482 (77%).

Collisions in L28 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKnowsley3735061076
2ndLiverpool109148019

Towns in L28

Collisions in L28 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Huyton with Roby (351) and Liverpool (32).