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Knowsley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
201
1,944th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
288
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
24
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Knowsley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17688%

What the data shows

  • Knowsley had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in Knowsley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 39 children under 16 were killed or injured in Knowsley, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Knowsley.

Where Knowsley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,944th
Most casualties
1,855th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (18%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (19%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday40 (20%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday18 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph187 (93%)
  • 40 mph8 (4%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant188 (65%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Knowsley peaked at 10 in 1991; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202322
202236
202111
202011
201934
201822
201769
201622
201534
201436
201349
201234
201133
201023
200923
200811
200734
200623
200588
2004611
200311
2002712
200157
2000711
199968
1998813
199755
199669
199568
199489
199358
199259
19911021
199068
198969
198848
198744
1986712
198567
198444
198378
198244
198155
198047
197944

Map of recent crashes in Knowsley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Knowsley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Knowsley

The 24 most recent collisions in Knowsley happened between 20 March 2015 and 27 March 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Knowsley

The B5194 has the most collisions in Knowsley, 100 of 201 (50%), followed by the B5202 (29).

Collisions in Knowsley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5194100158112
2ndB5202294304

Council area for Knowsley

Knowsley is in Knowsley, where police recorded 21,908 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Knowsley accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Knowsley

All 201 collisions in Knowsley were in the L34 postcode district.