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A566 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 814 collisions on the A566 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,072 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 104 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the A566, up 20% from 5 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
814
1,307th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,072
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
104
116 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Up 20% on 2024

Crash severity on the A566

On the A566, 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10413%
  • Slight70386%

Where the A566 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,307th
Most casualties
1,351st
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
1,848th

A566 accidents by year

Collisions on the A566 peaked at 32 in 1991 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A566, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202455
202311
20221113
202168
20201010
201956
20181010
2017910
201667
20151314
20141015
20131015
20121517
20111014
20101520
20091119
2008911
20071221
20061419
20052329
20041425
20031825
20022022
20011522
20002435
19992329
19982434
19972436
19962433
19952636
19942436
19931827
19922536
19913245
19903038
19893142
19882736
19872935
19862427
19852327
19841922
19832227
19822734
19812330
19801112
19792631

When crashes happen on the A566

Friday has the most collisions on the A566 (137), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (204).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (15%)
  • Tuesday120 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (14%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday137 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (13%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am32 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am61 (7.5%)
  • 9am to noon112 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm160 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm204 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm161 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight76 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8%)
  • February62 (7.6%)
  • March74 (9.1%)
  • April70 (8.6%)
  • May66 (8.1%)
  • June64 (7.9%)
  • July71 (8.7%)
  • August67 (8.2%)
  • September55 (6.8%)
  • October72 (8.8%)
  • November70 (8.6%)
  • December78 (9.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight576 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A566 crashes

On the A566, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph792 (97%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds593 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Other26 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry497 (61%)
  • Wet or damp295 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway723 (89%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A566 crashes

Car occupants make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the A566, followed by pedestrians (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (43%)
  • Pedestrian280 (26%)
  • Cyclist99 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant66 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car927 (67%)
  • Taxi or private hire car111 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle77 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach75 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Other20 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1098 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1591 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20124 (12%)
  • 21 to 25124 (12%)
  • 26 to 35212 (20%)
  • 36 to 45140 (13%)
  • 46 to 55108 (10%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (46%)
  • Passenger299 (28%)
  • Pedestrian280 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A566

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A566

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A566 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A566 were recorded in 2 council areas. Sefton has the most, with 572, followed by Liverpool (235).

Collisions on the A566 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton572756574
2ndLiverpool235309230

A566 crashes by town

Collisions on the A566 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Bootle, Sefton (558) and Liverpool (232).

Recent crashes on the A566

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A566, from 23 August 2021 to 13 December 2025.

Severity