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Liverpool road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 91,154 road traffic collisions in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025, and 127,619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,037 were fatal and 12,299 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 850 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (836).

Collisions since 1979
91,154
2nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
127,619
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,037
1,086 people killed
Serious collisions
12,299
13,538 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
850
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,126
Up 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Liverpool

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1,0371.1%
  • Serious12,29913%
  • Slight77,81885%

What the data shows

  • Liverpool had 9,018 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 13,372 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Liverpool were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 21,161 children under 16 were killed or injured in Liverpool, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Liverpool.

Where Liverpool ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2nd
Most casualties
2nd
Most fatal collisions
3rd
Most serious collisions
6th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12,790 (14%)
  • Tuesday13,208 (14%)
  • Wednesday13,143 (14%)
  • Thursday14,133 (16%)
  • Friday15,314 (17%)
  • Saturday13,012 (14%)
  • Sunday9,554 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65,694 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23,204 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,061 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit739 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting453 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway58,266 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway27,103 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road3,334 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout1,982 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded469 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph26 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph14 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,648 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph80,022 (88%)
  • 40 mph9,053 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph50 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph119 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph208 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70,978 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds12,161 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1,882 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1,528 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds385 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist273 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds93 (0.1%)
  • Other1,730 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2,124 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant66,019 (52%)
  • Pedestrian28,446 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8,289 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist7,822 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7,014 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist5,945 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant1,974 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant694 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant619 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)500 (0.4%)
  • Other107 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded190 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Liverpool peaked at 3,202 in 1993; 2025 had 850.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 850
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258501,126
20248361,009
20239381,125
20229841,196
20218841,066
2020708879
20199121,148
20189141,172
20179241,225
20161,0681,531
20151,1341,559
20141,2501,827
20131,0721,516
20121,3332,083
20111,2091,769
20101,3452,091
20091,2791,968
20081,4232,235
20071,5692,394
20061,7582,661
20052,0243,030
20042,1493,199
20032,0423,086
20022,2453,410
20012,4703,737
20002,8024,083
19992,8434,125
19982,9014,249
19972,7354,161
19962,6864,008
19952,6703,810
19942,9374,352
19933,2024,747
19923,0674,407
19912,9904,319
19902,8564,058
19892,7113,691
19882,4223,260
19872,5563,308
19862,4383,103
19852,3522,974
19842,3952,973
19832,2112,706
19822,3212,918
19812,1222,614
19802,2172,695
19792,4003,016

Map of recent crashes in Liverpool

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Liverpool

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Liverpool

The 24 most recent collisions in Liverpool happened between 20 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Liverpool

The A580 has the most collisions in Liverpool, 4,949 of 91,154 (5.4%), followed by the A5058 (4,647).

Collisions in Liverpool on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5804,9497,54177653
2ndA50584,6476,87263572
3rdA574,5586,44853588
4thA594,3126,16358561
5thA5624,3006,16759555
6thA5613,5645,10787522
7thB51782,8804,13031414
8thA50472,1343,18921275
9thA50491,8582,69932254
10thA50381,6852,33716248
11thA50361,1691,73919148
12thA50891,0641,4909152
13thB51719891,41413146
14thB51759481,26612115
15thA50808931,31221116
16thB51878801,30314112
17thB51738621,1096114
18thA5068501,323799
19thB51807861,1229101
20thA5656821,1551488
21stB5189668929686
22ndA5039596788372
23rdB5179579795468
24thA567491726981
25thA5048355526433
26thB5188339502337
27thB5174303432042
28thB5339259295150
29thA566232303230
30thA5040222291421

Council areas covering Liverpool

Collisions in Liverpool were recorded in 8 council areas. Liverpool has 88,960 of 91,154 (98%).

Collisions in Liverpool by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool88,960124,5171,01611,961
2ndKnowsley1,8322,57018286
3rdSefton279425337
4thWirral384808
5thSt. Helens263206
6thSheffield81401
7thHalton7700
8thCheshire East3500

Postcode districts in Liverpool

Collisions in Liverpool were recorded in 30 postcode districts, led by L4 (8,467) and L13 (8,307).