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L4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,584 road traffic collisions in the L4 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 12,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 95 were fatal and 1,212 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 89 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (76).

Collisions since 1979
8,584
93rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
12,037
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
95
97 people killed
Serious collisions
1,212
1,320 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
89
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
106
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal951.1%
  • Serious1,21214%
  • Slight7,27785%

What the data shows

  • L4 had 852 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 1,201 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in L4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,462 children under 16 were killed or injured in L4, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in L4.

Where L4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
93rd
Most casualties
67th
Most fatal collisions
322nd
Most serious collisions
192nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,216 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,201 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,182 (14%)
  • Thursday1,237 (14%)
  • Friday1,436 (17%)
  • Saturday1,387 (16%)
  • Sunday925 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,234 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,130 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown100 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit72 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,305 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway2,905 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road228 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout102 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph183 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph7,406 (86%)
  • 40 mph990 (12%)
  • 60 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,719 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,087 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds206 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds166 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other158 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded196 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,224 (52%)
  • Pedestrian3,094 (26%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant667 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist648 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant566 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist454 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant196 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant69 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant51 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L4 peaked at 328 in 1993; 2025 had 89.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 89
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589106
20247693
202381100
202288107
20217999
202087104
20196386
201895115
201792126
2016102144
2015103142
2014108169
201390130
2012114176
2011135191
2010129209
2009112181
2008131223
2007136208
2006143231
2005185295
2004203316
2003190284
2002189275
2001221322
2000269392
1999277398
1998298432
1997282407
1996271399
1995281404
1994264375
1993328469
1992302432
1991322461
1990302430
1989253342
1988228319
1987225287
1986222280
1985223279
1984229290
1983182215
1982201246
1981196251
1980193237
1979195260

Map of recent crashes in L4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L4

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 L4

The 24 most recent collisions in L4 happened between 19 October and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L4

The A59 has the most collisions in L4, 1,345 of 8,584 (16%), followed by the A580 (1,211).

Collisions in L4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591,3451,86318198
2ndA5801,2111,82217150
3rdA50581,0701,60017168
4thA5089560782575
5thA5038193258536
6thA5090119164016
7thA5080416547
8thA567354519
9thA5050111902
10thB511081401
11thA50595501
12thA575601
13thA50473400
14thA50493500
15thA5083301
16thB53423300

Council areas covering L4

Collisions in L4 were recorded in 3 council areas. Liverpool has 8,561 of 8,584 (99.7%).

Collisions in L4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool8,56112,010951,210
2ndSefton141500
3rdSt. Helens6902

Town in L4

Of the 8,584 collisions in L4, 8,467 (99%) were in Liverpool.