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L9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,159 road traffic collisions in the L9 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 800 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, down 37% on 2024 (73).

Collisions since 1979
6,159
296th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,849
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
68 people killed
Serious collisions
800
872 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Down 37% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Down 43% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal661.1%
  • Serious80013%
  • Slight5,29386%

What the data shows

  • L9 had 560 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 1,002 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in L9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,420 children under 16 were killed or injured in L9, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in L9.

Where L9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
296th
Most casualties
222nd
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
739th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday842 (14%)
  • Tuesday898 (15%)
  • Wednesday902 (15%)
  • Thursday943 (15%)
  • Friday1,073 (17%)
  • Saturday848 (14%)
  • Sunday653 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,496 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,521 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit49 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,314 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway1,710 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road82 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph76 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph5,418 (88%)
  • 40 mph637 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,747 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds858 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds126 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds113 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other130 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded132 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,799 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,856 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant596 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist477 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist439 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant403 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant134 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant58 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L9 peaked at 217 in 1998; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254650
20247387
20235466
20225060
20215565
20204050
20196590
20185777
20176081
20166084
201586118
201494140
201376123
2012108183
201173101
2010120200
200995142
2008106181
2007133206
2006111170
2005154217
2004152214
2003150236
2002149226
2001172269
2000174244
1999213319
1998217338
1997185319
1996177280
1995168238
1994183311
1993209314
1992188271
1991206314
1990183252
1989182234
1988168228
1987166211
1986181238
1985162195
1984161207
1983151188
1982149220
1981135160
1980130177
1979132155

Map of recent crashes in L9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L9

The 24 most recent collisions in L9 happened between 14 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L9

The A59 has the most collisions in L9, 2,073 of 6,159 (34%), followed by the A506 (688).

Collisions in L9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA592,0733,04427244
2ndA5066881,092569
3rdB51876791,025981
4thA580385587452
5thA566229302230
6thB5192170232629
7thA509881105114
8thA5058446218
9thA50805503
10thA574500

Council areas covering L9

Collisions in L9 were recorded in 3 council areas. Liverpool has 5,670 of 6,159 (92%).

Collisions in L9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool5,6708,05359746
2ndSefton478784752
3rdSt. Helens91001

Towns in L9

Collisions in L9 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Liverpool (5,848) and Aintree (276).