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Litherland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,051 road traffic collisions in Litherland, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 297 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, down 24% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,051
455th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,719
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
20 people killed
Serious collisions
297
322 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
Down 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Litherland

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious29714%
  • Slight1,73685%

What the data shows

  • Litherland had 205 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 304 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Litherland were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 628 children under 16 were killed or injured in Litherland, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Litherland.

Where Litherland ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
455th
Most casualties
433rd
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
512th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday303 (15%)
  • Tuesday318 (16%)
  • Wednesday312 (15%)
  • Thursday292 (14%)
  • Friday322 (16%)
  • Saturday292 (14%)
  • Sunday212 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,537 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit473 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,284 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway481 (23%)
  • Roundabout241 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph1,471 (72%)
  • 40 mph521 (25%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,663 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds231 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (2%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,341 (49%)
  • Pedestrian598 (22%)
  • Cyclist285 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant117 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant101 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Litherland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Litherland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Litherland peaked at 102 in 1993; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251619
20242126
20232224
20222122
20211522
20202227
20191720
20182232
20172635
20162329
20151927
20143344
20131829
20122850
20114260
20102554
20094352
20083251
20073140
20063343
20054767
20045265
20035378
20025485
20015065
20006483
19996590
19985474
19974162
19966388
19954958
199475106
1993102144
199281111
19916781
19905570
19896580
19885362
19875567
19865468
19855568
19846075
19833947
19824147
19814148
19805059
19795765

Map of recent crashes in Litherland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Litherland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Litherland

The 24 most recent collisions in Litherland happened between 19 July 2024 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Litherland

The A5036 has the most collisions in Litherland, 566 of 2,051 (28%), followed by the B5422 (326).

Collisions in Litherland on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5036566838976
2ndB5422326415351
3rdA567257344035
4thB51108911917
5thA50905469110
6thA5038436503
7thA5667700
8thB54245701
9thB51934601
10thA50563400
11thA5703701

Council area for Litherland

Litherland is in Sefton, where police recorded 38,810 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Litherland accounts for 5.3% of them.

Postcode districts in Litherland

Collisions in Litherland were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by L21 (1,983) and L20 (65).