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L31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,754 road traffic collisions in the L31 postcode district, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 488 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
3,754
970th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,568
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
52 people killed
Serious collisions
488
554 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.3%
  • Serious48813%
  • Slight3,21986%

What the data shows

  • L31 had 322 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 571 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in L31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 899 children under 16 were killed or injured in L31, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in L31.

Where L31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
970th
Most casualties
815th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,522nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday540 (14%)
  • Tuesday537 (14%)
  • Wednesday536 (14%)
  • Thursday541 (14%)
  • Friday628 (17%)
  • Saturday514 (14%)
  • Sunday458 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,819 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit755 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,699 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway842 (22%)
  • Roundabout150 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph37 (1%)
  • 30 mph2,236 (60%)
  • 40 mph630 (17%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph507 (14%)
  • 70 mph319 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,909 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds520 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds82 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded55 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,695 (66%)
  • Pedestrian637 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist368 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist364 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant214 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant114 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant80 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)50 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L31 peaked at 137 in 1993; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252635
20242530
20233238
20223554
20212738
20202432
20194256
20184867
20173247
20163154
20154872
20143952
20134158
20125082
20115483
20106086
20095790
200867106
200779123
200676125
200582141
200489126
200396129
2002112163
200198225
2000120178
1999118171
1998115174
1997118197
1996110176
1995106168
1994104174
1993137202
1992137205
1991120171
1990108156
1989108155
198891129
1987110156
1986116159
1985117153
198496130
198385112
198281107
198190127
198097123
1979100133

Map of recent crashes in L31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L31

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L31

The 24 most recent collisions in L31 happened between 10 February and 6 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L31

The A59 has the most collisions in L31, 589 of 3,754 (16%), followed by the A5147 (360).

Collisions in L31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59589927677
2ndA5147360582556
3rdA506269451830
4thB5422249365525
5thA567143219213
6thM58126194414
7thA5036558813
8thB5407456404
9thM57427348
10thB5424334206
11thB5197203004
12thA591111301
13thB519271101
14thA5655701
15thB519551304
16thA50584911
17thB51474400
18thA5933300
19thB51943400
20thB52863301

Council areas covering L31

Collisions in L31 were recorded in 6 council areas. Sefton has 3,635 of 3,754 (97%).

Collisions in L31 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton3,6355,36745457
2ndWest Lancashire54105120
3rdWestmorland and Furness313807
4thKnowsley163001
5thLiverpool131911
6thSouth Ribble3601

Towns in L31

Collisions in L31 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Maghull (2,015) and Lydiate (330).