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A5300 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 collisions on the A5300 from 1996 to 2025, with 339 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 20 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A5300, down 60% from 5 in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1996
224
3,091st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
339
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
20
22 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Down 60% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Down 29% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5300

On the A5300, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1996 to 2025

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious208.9%
  • Slight20190%

Where the A5300 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,091st
Most casualties
2,950th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
4,033rd

A5300 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5300 peaked at 16 in 2006 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5300, 1996 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202525
202457
202335
202255
202122
202014
2019712
2018813
201745
20161319
201547
201422
201344
2012812
20111020
20101114
200968
200879
20071116
20061620
20051318
20041323
2003711
2002813
20011217
20001118
199978
19981628
199757
199637

When crashes happen on the A5300

Thursday has the most collisions on the A5300 (51), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (63).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (18%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (23%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (9.8%)
  • Sunday17 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (1.3%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am44 (20%)
  • 9am to noon30 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm50 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm63 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm19 (8.5%)
  • 9pm to midnight11 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (12%)
  • February16 (7.1%)
  • March15 (6.7%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May19 (8.5%)
  • June16 (7.1%)
  • July15 (6.7%)
  • August18 (8%)
  • September13 (5.8%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November22 (9.8%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight161 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5300 crashes

On the A5300, 78% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 70 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (11%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph174 (78%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (20%)
  • Fog or mist9 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Other12 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (57%)
  • Wet or damp86 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway153 (68%)
  • Roundabout63 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5300 crashes

Car occupants make up 86% of the people killed or injured on the A5300, followed by motorcyclists (4.1%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (86%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Pedestrian2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (83%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2555 (16%)
  • 26 to 3589 (26%)
  • 36 to 4572 (21%)
  • 46 to 5549 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.7%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (69%)
  • Passenger102 (30%)
  • Pedestrian2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5300

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5300

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5300 crashes by council area

Of the 224 collisions on the A5300, 222 were in Knowsley.

Collisions on the A5300 in each area, 1996 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKnowsley222336320

Recent crashes on the A5300

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5300, from 11 January 2019 to 9 December 2025.

Severity