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Prescot road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,709 road traffic collisions in Prescot, Knowsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,077 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 495 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,709
283rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,077
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
33 people killed
Serious collisions
495
543 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Prescot

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal310.8%
  • Serious49513%
  • Slight3,18386%

What the data shows

  • Prescot had 356 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 528 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Prescot were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 977 children under 16 were killed or injured in Prescot, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Prescot.

Where Prescot ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
283rd
Most casualties
259th
Most fatal collisions
333rd
Most serious collisions
340th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday534 (14%)
  • Tuesday565 (15%)
  • Wednesday570 (15%)
  • Thursday591 (16%)
  • Friday640 (17%)
  • Saturday456 (12%)
  • Sunday353 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,767 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit866 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,301 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway229 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout124 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph43 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,422 (92%)
  • 40 mph141 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph56 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph43 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,829 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds530 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds80 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds72 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other79 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded76 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,846 (56%)
  • Pedestrian993 (20%)
  • Cyclist389 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant212 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant87 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant84 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Prescot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Prescot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Prescot peaked at 144 in 1999; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253335
20243844
20233742
20223944
20213745
20202730
20192837
20183542
20174062
20164250
20153958
20144247
20134873
201268103
20114973
20105172
20096891
20085068
20075896
20065583
200579125
200480105
20037385
200286136
200198142
2000139204
1999144225
1998114164
1997124170
199696130
199598137
1994106156
1993112184
1992116170
1991116165
1990106151
1989106152
198890117
1987105144
198695126
1985103124
1984102112
1983120146
1982103117
1981106133
1980105140
1979103122

Map of recent crashes in Prescot

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Prescot

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Prescot

The 24 most recent collisions in Prescot happened between 3 June and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Prescot

The A57 has the most collisions in Prescot, 1,166 of 3,709 (31%), followed by the A58 (144).

Collisions in Prescot on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA571,1661,65813128
2ndA58144225120
3rdB5201112167119
4thB5413104148110
5thB5200749907
6thM62284202
7thB5204162301
8thA569111300
9thB51434400

Council areas covering Prescot

Collisions in Prescot were recorded in 2 council areas. Knowsley has 2,378 of 3,709 (64%).

Collisions in Prescot by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKnowsley2,3783,23118329
2ndSt. Helens1,3301,84513166

Postcode districts in Prescot

Collisions in Prescot were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by L35 (2,595) and L34 (1,102).