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A5048 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 collisions on the A5048 from 1979 to 2025, with 527 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 34 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A5048, down 20% from 5 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
356
2,461st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
527
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
34
34 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A5048

On the A5048, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious349.6%
  • Slight31889%

Where the A5048 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,461st
Most casualties
2,336th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,479th

A5048 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5048 peaked at 20 in 2000 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5048, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202456
202355
202233
202122
202022
201934
2018518
201733
201625
201522
201448
201356
201279
2011714
2010715
20091420
200889
2007713
200669
20051419
20041318
20031216
2002913
20011224
20002023
19991723
19981824
19971015
19961116
19951115
19941022
19931219
19921520
19911119
199068
1989713
1988816
198755
198623
198546
198488
198355
198244
198146
198022
197956

When crashes happen on the A5048

Monday has the most collisions on the A5048 (69), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (104).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (19%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (9.8%)
  • Sunday29 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am17 (4.8%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (2.2%)
  • 6am to 9am36 (10%)
  • 9am to noon60 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm60 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm104 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm48 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight23 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.6%)
  • February31 (8.7%)
  • March33 (9.3%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May25 (7%)
  • June29 (8.1%)
  • July30 (8.4%)
  • August30 (8.4%)
  • September23 (6.5%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight262 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5048 crashes

On the A5048, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 73% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph348 (98%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (73%)
  • Wet or damp95 (27%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5048 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the A5048, followed by bus or coach occupants (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (51%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (15%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (70%)
  • Bus or coach50 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2592 (17%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (49%)
  • Passenger211 (40%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5048

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5048

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5048 crashes by council area

All 356 collisions on the A5048 were in Liverpool.

Collisions on the A5048 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool356527434

A5048 crashes by town

Of the 356 collisions on the A5048, 355 were in the built-up area of Liverpool.

Recent crashes on the A5048

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5048, from 14 October 2018 to 29 November 2025.

Severity