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L3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,742 road traffic collisions in the L3 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,931 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 566 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 63 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
4,742
633rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,931
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
58 people killed
Serious collisions
566
627 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
63
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
76
Up 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.1%
  • Serious56612%
  • Slight4,12387%

What the data shows

  • L3 had 541 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 809 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in L3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 560 children under 16 were killed or injured in L3, 8.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in L3.

Where L3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
633rd
Most casualties
493rd
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,312th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday632 (13%)
  • Tuesday683 (14%)
  • Wednesday722 (15%)
  • Thursday734 (15%)
  • Friday769 (16%)
  • Saturday672 (14%)
  • Sunday530 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,413 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,207 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown58 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,535 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway1,621 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road450 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout77 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded59 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph72 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph4,611 (97%)
  • 40 mph35 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,622 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds649 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds114 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds98 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other95 (2%)
  • Not recorded130 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,553 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,179 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant661 (9.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant605 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist377 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist292 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant102 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant54 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L3 peaked at 173 in 1998; 2025 had 63.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 63
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256376
20245062
20236479
20225989
20214049
20204555
20196372
20184766
20174552
201665100
201566102
20146797
20135281
201291163
201165105
201083155
200981131
200894141
2007106185
2006104176
2005107182
2004108172
2003114165
2002123196
2001113178
2000151219
1999170251
1998173260
1997134210
1996134213
1995131212
1994149239
1993142212
1992137200
1991129210
1990116164
1989103138
198897130
1987120152
1986134180
198595127
1984122166
1983106124
1982112130
1981111136
1980112140
1979149189

Map of recent crashes in L3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L3

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L3

The 24 most recent collisions in L3 happened between 26 August and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L3

The A57 has the most collisions in L3, 456 of 4,742 (9.6%), followed by the A5036 (447).

Collisions in L3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57456680250
2ndA5036447663665
3rdA59342528440
4thA580339530537
5thA5038242348328
6thA565229378424
7thA5047220331126
8thA5053171271016
9thA50587711504
10thA505269115112
11thB51866380010
12thA5046498717
13thB5182456308
14thA5048415523
15thB5185285011
16thA503981100
17thA56281000
18thA50497901
19thB517371110
20thA414601
21stA50273300
22ndM623300

Council areas covering L3

Collisions in L3 were recorded in 5 council areas. Liverpool has 4,712 of 4,742 (99%).

Collisions in L3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool4,7126,89353563
2ndWirral162001
3rdKnowsley5601
4thSefton5801
5thSt. Helens4400

Town in L3

Of the 4,742 collisions in L3, 4,692 (99%) were in Liverpool.