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Lydiate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Lydiate, Sefton, from 1979 to 2025, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
330
1,467th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
480
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
7 people killed
Serious collisions
44
53 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lydiate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight28185%

What the data shows

  • Lydiate had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 51 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Lydiate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 90 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lydiate, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Lydiate.

Where Lydiate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,467th
Most casualties
1,364th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,873rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (19%)
  • Sunday31 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph284 (86%)
  • 40 mph23 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (3%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant298 (62%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)
  • Cyclist43 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lydiate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lydiate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lydiate peaked at 15 in 2000; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202344
202200
202122
202011
201945
201844
201768
201622
201545
201423
201369
201255
201145
201066
200934
200845
20071022
2006711
200533
200479
20031214
20021218
2001914
20001517
1999911
1998814
1997713
1996710
1995510
19941430
19931223
19921114
1991913
19901010
19891520
198833
19871123
1986812
19851319
1984918
198357
19821317
1981910
1980911
1979712

Map of recent crashes in Lydiate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lydiate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lydiate

The 24 most recent collisions in Lydiate happened between 4 April 2017 and 22 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lydiate

The A5147 has the most collisions in Lydiate, 88 of 330 (27%), followed by the A567 (44).

Collisions in Lydiate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA514788129116
2ndA567447727
3rdB5407263702
4thA59203114

Council areas covering Lydiate

Collisions in Lydiate were recorded in 2 council areas. Sefton has 326 of 330 (99%).

Collisions in Lydiate by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton326474544
2ndWestmorland and Furness3300

Postcode district for Lydiate

All 330 collisions in Lydiate were in the L31 postcode district.