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A5040 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 collisions on the A5040 from 1979 to 2024, with 294 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 22 serious, and 4 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A5040 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
225
3,085th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
294
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
22
22 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the A5040

On the A5040, 1.8% of collisions were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious229.8%
  • Slight19988%

Where the A5040 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,085th
Most casualties
3,145th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,946th

A5040 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5040 peaked at 19 in 1982; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5040, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202256
202122
202012
201911
201822
201712
201622
201512
201413
201322
201222
201155
201025
200900
200800
200745
200644
2005814
200467
2003517
20021416
200168
200068
19991114
199847
199757
199635
199544
199422
199358
199256
199189
199088
198955
198866
198745
198666
198533
198468
198388
19821923
19811114
19801216
1979813

When crashes happen on the A5040

Saturday has the most collisions on the A5040 (48), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (62).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (21%)
  • Sunday18 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am20 (8.9%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (4%)
  • 9am to noon35 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm62 (28%)
  • 3pm to 6pm61 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm17 (7.6%)
  • 9pm to midnight19 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.2%)
  • February18 (8%)
  • March23 (10%)
  • April21 (9.3%)
  • May21 (9.3%)
  • June16 (7.1%)
  • July20 (8.9%)
  • August13 (5.8%)
  • September13 (5.8%)
  • October19 (8.4%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December20 (8.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight168 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5040 crashes

On the A5040, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 75% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph223 (99%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (75%)
  • Wet or damp54 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (62%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5040 crashes

Pedestrians make up 33% of the people killed or injured on the A5040, followed by bus or coach occupants (30%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian96 (33%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (30%)
  • Car occupant72 (24%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (41%)
  • Bus or coach127 (39%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (8%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2540 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.1%)
  • Over 7511 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger118 (40%)
  • Pedestrian96 (33%)
  • Driver or rider80 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5040

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5040

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5040 crashes by council area

Of the 225 collisions on the A5040, 223 were in Liverpool.

Collisions on the A5040 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool223292422

A5040 crashes by town

Of the 225 collisions on the A5040, 222 were in the built-up area of Liverpool.

Recent crashes on the A5040

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5040, from 9 May 2011 to 16 February 2024.

Severity