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L70 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 57 road traffic collisions in the L70 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1980 to 2025, and 80 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
57
2,684th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
80
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
9
9 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for L70

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal23.5%
  • Serious916%
  • Slight4681%

What the data shows

  • 19% of collisions in L70 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 7 children under 16 were killed or injured in L70, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in L70.

Where L70 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,684th
Most casualties
2,684th
Most fatal collisions
2,634th
Most serious collisions
2,702nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (16%)
  • Tuesday6 (11%)
  • Wednesday7 (12%)
  • Thursday8 (14%)
  • Friday11 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (23%)
  • Sunday3 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight34 (60%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (37%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway42 (74%)
  • Single carriageway8 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (11%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph16 (28%)
  • 40 mph40 (70%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (5.3%)
  • Other2 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (8.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant48 (60%)
  • Pedestrian17 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (5%)
  • Cyclist4 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L70 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L70, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in L70 peaked at 5 in 2004; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202200
202100
202000
201923
201811
201733
201600
201500
201433
201300
201211
201112
201022
200900
200814
200712
200600
200500
200456
200312
200224
200122
200000
199900
199800
199700
199611
199512
199400
199336
199249
199100
199000
198934
198800
198722
198622
198546
198422
198300
198222
198134
198033

Map of recent crashes in L70

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L70

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L70

The 24 most recent collisions in L70 happened between 31 July 2002 and 24 March 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in L70

The A561 has the most collisions in L70, 39 of 57 (68%), followed by the A5208 (5).

Collisions in L70 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA561395314
2ndA520851011

Council areas covering L70

Collisions in L70 were recorded in 2 council areas. Liverpool has 51 of 57 (89%).

Collisions in L70 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool516717
2ndKnowsley51011

Towns in L70

Collisions in L70 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Liverpool (51) and Kirkby (5).