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Bootle (Sefton) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,403 road traffic collisions in Bootle, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 12,957 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 111 were fatal and 1,225 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 91 collisions, up 60% on 2024 (57).

Collisions since 1979
9,403
123rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
12,957
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
111
116 people killed
Serious collisions
1,225
1,374 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
91
Up 60% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
103
Up 45% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bootle

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1111.2%
  • Serious1,22513%
  • Slight8,06786%

What the data shows

  • Bootle had 821 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 1,262 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Bootle were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,445 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bootle, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Bootle.

Where Bootle ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
123rd
Most casualties
113th
Most fatal collisions
101st
Most serious collisions
155th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,424 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,382 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,368 (15%)
  • Thursday1,456 (15%)
  • Friday1,607 (17%)
  • Saturday1,256 (13%)
  • Sunday910 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,815 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,396 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown90 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit58 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,220 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway2,513 (27%)
  • Roundabout520 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (1%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph182 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph8,139 (87%)
  • 40 mph874 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph157 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,258 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,289 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds238 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds189 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds42 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Other178 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded177 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,788 (52%)
  • Pedestrian2,750 (21%)
  • Cyclist1,004 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist746 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant661 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant555 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant255 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant70 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant61 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)58 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bootle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bootle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bootle peaked at 337 in 1990; 2025 had 91.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 91
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591103
20245771
202381114
202295110
20217997
20205262
201990125
201894132
201796119
201686114
2015119154
2014108148
201383125
2012102132
2011128193
2010124164
2009127176
2008140220
2007166245
2006165247
2005198300
2004207303
2003232324
2002234323
2001224346
2000267366
1999278381
1998286421
1997311451
1996279398
1995274351
1994314471
1993330460
1992314452
1991309447
1990337456
1989278400
1988312445
1987271348
1986271364
1985242312
1984280358
1983213266
1982234296
1981272356
1980253310
1979300401

Map of recent crashes in Bootle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bootle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bootle

The 24 most recent collisions in Bootle happened between 22 October and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bootle

The A567 has the most collisions in Bootle, 983 of 9,403 (10%), followed by the A5036 (704).

Collisions in Bootle on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5679831,31213102
2ndA50367041,0811680
3rdA50386799541492
4thA566558743573
5thA5655298151066
6thA5058489766568
7thA5098470654458
8thA5057406558456
9thB5110350509330
10thA5090244330531
11thB5422106153012
12thB51949915007
13thA5986141312
14thM576010811
15thA5207578007
16thA5027527625
17thB5090131804
18thB51956700
19thA5615500
20thA5851003
21stA50894401
22ndB52074401
23rdA50373311
24thA50803400
25thA51473400
26thA5603400
27thA573400

Council areas covering Bootle

Collisions in Bootle were recorded in 3 council areas. Sefton has 9,328 of 9,403 (99%).

Collisions in Bootle by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton9,32812,8631081,211
2ndLiverpool556637
3rdSt. Helens162307

Postcode districts in Bootle

Collisions in Bootle were recorded in 8 postcode districts, led by L20 (6,687) and L30 (2,339).