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Aintree road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 797 road traffic collisions in Aintree, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 92 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
797
880th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,205
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
92
106 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Aintree

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious9212%
  • Slight69687%

What the data shows

  • Aintree had 68 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 111 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Aintree were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 194 children under 16 were killed or injured in Aintree, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Aintree.

Where Aintree ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
880th
Most casualties
787th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,202nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (16%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (13%)
  • Friday117 (15%)
  • Saturday120 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway293 (37%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph517 (65%)
  • 40 mph255 (32%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds590 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant794 (66%)
  • Pedestrian166 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist71 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Aintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Aintree peaked at 47 in 1999; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202456
2023910
202234
20211010
202056
2019610
201867
2017910
20161219
201588
20141215
20131116
20121532
201189
20101323
20091220
2008512
20071526
20061217
20051729
20042231
20031423
20022437
20013243
20002232
19994767
19982438
19971729
19962457
19952337
19942239
19933047
19923248
19913452
19902644
19892540
19881929
19872030
19862127
19851823
19841622
19832537
19821216
19811112
19801824
19792327

Map of recent crashes in Aintree

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Aintree

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Aintree

The 24 most recent collisions in Aintree happened between 20 July 2021 and 16 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Aintree

The A59 has the most collisions in Aintree, 298 of 797 (37%), followed by the B5194 (113).

Collisions in Aintree on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59298536431
2ndB5194113155110
3rdA5027557218
4thB5192263401
5thM574810

Council areas covering Aintree

Collisions in Aintree were recorded in 2 council areas. Sefton has 793 of 797 (99%).

Collisions in Aintree by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton7931,201990
2ndLiverpool4402

Postcode districts in Aintree

Collisions in Aintree were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by L10 (517) and L9 (276).