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A5046 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 collisions on the A5046 from 1979 to 2025, with 216 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 21 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A5046, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
152
3,574th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
216
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
21
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5046

On the A5046, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2114%
  • Slight13086%

Where the A5046 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,574th
Most casualties
3,523rd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,992nd

A5046 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5046 peaked at 9 in 2006 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5046, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202347
202228
202122
202011
201922
201822
201723
201611
201512
201434
201359
201247
201156
201036
200922
200868
200722
2006914
200534
200446
200345
200257
2001813
200033
199911
1998712
199724
199646
199500
199411
199333
199234
199159
199036
198955
198859
198711
198633
198511
198433
198344
198233
198166
198011
197957

When crashes happen on the A5046

Thursday has the most collisions on the A5046 (30), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (48).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (20%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday9 (5.9%)
  • Sunday10 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (3.3%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (7.2%)
  • 9am to noon32 (21%)
  • Noon to 3pm37 (24%)
  • 3pm to 6pm48 (32%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (9.2%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.9%)
  • February8 (5.3%)
  • March13 (8.6%)
  • April14 (9.2%)
  • May13 (8.6%)
  • June9 (5.9%)
  • July13 (8.6%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September11 (7.2%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November14 (9.2%)
  • December13 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight121 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5046 crashes

On the A5046, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 74% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph146 (96%)
  • 40 mph3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (74%)
  • Wet or damp36 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (49%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (39%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5046 crashes

Car occupants make up 40% of the people killed or injured on the A5046, followed by pedestrians (27%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (40%)
  • Pedestrian58 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (63%)
  • Motorcycle27 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (17%)
  • 26 to 3545 (21%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5522 (10%)
  • 56 to 6526 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6%)
  • Over 755 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (46%)
  • Passenger59 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5046

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5046

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5046 crashes by council area

Of the 152 collisions on the A5046, 147 were in Liverpool.

Collisions on the A5046 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool147209120

A5046 crashes by town

Of the 152 collisions on the A5046, 147 were in the built-up area of Liverpool.

Recent crashes on the A5046

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5046, from 21 September 2013 to 24 July 2025.

Severity