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L30 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,179 road traffic collisions in the L30 postcode district, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 429 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (35).

Collisions since 1979
3,179
1,231st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,567
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
33 people killed
Serious collisions
429
473 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L30

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal290.9%
  • Serious42913%
  • Slight2,72186%

What the data shows

  • L30 had 390 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 531 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in L30 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 830 children under 16 were killed or injured in L30, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in L30.

Where L30 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,231st
Most casualties
1,134th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
1,685th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday499 (16%)
  • Tuesday479 (15%)
  • Wednesday450 (14%)
  • Thursday519 (16%)
  • Friday480 (15%)
  • Saturday424 (13%)
  • Sunday328 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,308 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit813 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,988 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway1,015 (32%)
  • Roundabout139 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph69 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph2,067 (65%)
  • 40 mph817 (26%)
  • 50 mph33 (1%)
  • 60 mph26 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph165 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,432 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds454 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds94 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds74 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded44 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,824 (62%)
  • Pedestrian739 (16%)
  • Cyclist287 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist268 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant153 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant133 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant93 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L30 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L30, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L30 peaked at 114 in 1993; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253141
20243550
20234264
20223646
20213549
20203145
20194270
20184674
20174454
20164878
20155785
20144171
20133648
20124768
20114879
20104968
20094674
20086896
20076698
200673113
20055976
20047198
20036999
200280114
200189134
200082121
19997297
199875109
199793139
199678129
199582118
199482133
1993114156
199288137
199197149
1990106155
198989131
198887125
19877090
19866890
19856482
198483114
198380100
198279102
198194118
1980101127
1979106153

Map of recent crashes in L30

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L30

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L30

The 24 most recent collisions in L30 happened between 27 March and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L30

The A5036 has the most collisions in L30, 699 of 3,179 (22%), followed by the A59 (210).

Collisions in L30 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50366991,101879
2ndA59210346230
3rdB5422194273227
4thB5194137207010
5thA5207115181216
6thA502774100213
7thA5038539217
8thA5758538109
9thM5791702
10thB52077701
11thA5614400
12thM584901

Council areas covering L30

Collisions in L30 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sefton has 3,168 of 3,179 (99.7%).

Collisions in L30 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton3,1684,55329427
2ndLiverpool5500
3rdSt. Helens5702

Towns in L30

Collisions in L30 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Bootle, Sefton (2,339) and Liverpool (13).