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A5050 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 collisions on the A5050 from 1979 to 2025, with 290 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 43 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A5050, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
210
3,177th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
290
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
43
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A5050

On the A5050, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight16478%

Where the A5050 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,177th
Most casualties
3,164th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,175th

A5050 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5050 peaked at 11 in 1991 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5050, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202335
202256
202133
202022
201944
201839
201722
201634
201546
201434
201358
201200
201144
201057
200945
200822
200733
200611
200556
200467
200346
2002711
200149
200033
199934
199845
1997516
199666
1995815
199433
199322
1992911
19911114
199022
198944
1988310
19871115
198688
198555
198433
198389
19821016
1981610
198055
197956

When crashes happen on the A5050

Monday has the most collisions on the A5050 (38), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (61).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (2.4%)
  • 6am to 9am15 (7.1%)
  • 9am to noon26 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm38 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm61 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm31 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight26 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March21 (10%)
  • April14 (6.7%)
  • May19 (9%)
  • June13 (6.2%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August9 (4.3%)
  • September18 (8.6%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November15 (7.1%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight145 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5050 crashes

On the A5050, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph203 (97%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (72%)
  • Wet or damp56 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5050 crashes

Car occupants make up 44% of the people killed or injured on the A5050, followed by pedestrians (23%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (44%)
  • Pedestrian68 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.5%)
  • Other18 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (68%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (12%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (44%)
  • Passenger93 (32%)
  • Pedestrian68 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5050

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5050

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5050 crashes by council area

Of the 210 collisions on the A5050, 205 were in Liverpool.

Collisions on the A5050 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool205284343

A5050 crashes by town

Of the 210 collisions on the A5050, 205 were in the built-up area of Liverpool.

Recent crashes on the A5050

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5050, from 25 January 2017 to 10 November 2025.

Severity