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L8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,879 road traffic collisions in the L8 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 856 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 70 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
5,879
352nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,178
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
71 people killed
Serious collisions
856
928 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
70
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
78
Up 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.2%
  • Serious85615%
  • Slight4,95484%

What the data shows

  • L8 had 597 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 826 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in L8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,493 children under 16 were killed or injured in L8, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in L8.

Where L8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
352nd
Most casualties
298th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
621st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday879 (15%)
  • Tuesday888 (15%)
  • Wednesday841 (14%)
  • Thursday948 (16%)
  • Friday955 (16%)
  • Saturday780 (13%)
  • Sunday588 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,145 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,592 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,877 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway775 (13%)
  • Roundabout130 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph117 (2%)
  • 30 mph5,739 (98%)
  • 40 mph19 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,646 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds770 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds139 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other104 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded113 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,957 (48%)
  • Pedestrian2,061 (25%)
  • Cyclist592 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant580 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant347 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist333 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant118 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant88 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant47 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L8 peaked at 191 in 1991; 2025 had 70.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 70
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257078
20245560
20237176
20227186
20214858
20203439
20196088
20186579
20174764
201676110
20156685
201481109
20136081
201294152
201195129
201076133
200979137
200881111
200799145
200695126
2005128193
2004121178
2003116197
2002143206
2001158225
2000156237
1999167246
1998160231
1997176269
1996177267
1995165220
1994184278
1993188281
1992182260
1991191290
1990186277
1989183276
1988169209
1987188230
1986172230
1985181252
1984164198
1983149173
1982161201
1981162197
1980155186
1979174225

Map of recent crashes in L8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L8

The 24 most recent collisions in L8 happened between 15 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L8

The A561 has the most collisions in L8, 847 of 5,879 (14%), followed by the B5175 (712).

Collisions in L8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5618471,12121146
2ndB5175712937589
3rdA562656988786
4thB5173423550365
5thB5174301429042
6thA5039171267026
7thB5177106182020
8thA50367210505
9thB53426411127
10thA50896074012
11thA5048345813
12thA5037192304
13thA52091600
14thB51784400

Council areas covering L8

Collisions in L8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Liverpool has 5,874 of 5,879 (99.9%).

Collisions in L8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool5,8748,17269855
2ndWirral5601

Town in L8

All 5,879 collisions in L8 were in Liverpool.