The Merseyside roads with the most reports of traffic accidents made to police have been revealed.
Freedom of Information data obtained by the ECHO has revealed how many road traffic accidents were reported to Merseyside Police over the last three years and the top ten roads with the most reports. The figures also showed the 'main causes' of accidents on roads in Merseyside.
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The roads with the most traffic accidents reported to police in 2021 include:
- Brooms Cross Road and Dunnings Bridge Road with seven reports in that year
- West Derby Road Segment with six reports
- Stanley Road Segment Stanley Road with six reports
- Queens Drive with five reports
Then, with four reports each, included Ranelagh Street, Willaston Road, Lodge Lane and Penny Lane, Lord Street and Nevill Street, East Lancashire Road segment, Green Lane and West Derby Road, Horrocks Avenue and Speke Road, Broad Lane and Townsend Avenue, Aigburth Road and Ullet Road and Balliol Road and Stanley Road.
The Freedom of Information data revealed that in 2020, a total of 1,717 road traffic accidents were reported to Merseyside Police, of which 329 were classified as 'serious'. Compared to in 2021 where 1,990 reports were made, of which 405 were classified as serious.
Merseyside's definition of a 'serious' accident includes injuries sustained such as a broken neck/back, severe head injury, unconscious, severe chest injury, any difficulty breathing, internal injuries, multiple severe injuries, loss of arm or leg (or part), other chest injury not bruising, deep penetrating wound, Fracture, Deep cuts/lacerations, Other head injury, Crushing Burns (excluding friction burns), Concussion, Severe general shock requiring hospital treatment, Detention in hospital as an in-patient, either immediately or later, Injuries to casualties who die 30 or more days after the accident from injuries sustained in that accident.
Sadly, in 2021 a total of 29 people lost their lives on roads in Merseyside following a road traffic accident. This is compared to 18 in 2020 and 22 in 2019.
The number of people seriously injured in traffic accidents in 2021 stood at 434 compared to 350 in 2020 and 442 in 2019. We also asked Merseyside Police what the typical average cause of road traffic collisions were in the region.
They confirmed that causation is often difficult to accurately establish, but there are a number of predefined conditions which an officer can select. These are the top ten factors ranked from worst, based upon data from 2017 – 2019:
- 405 Failed to look properly (Driver/Rider - Error)
- 406 Failed to judge other person's path/speed (Driver/Rider - Error)
- 802 Failed to look properly (Pedestrian)
- 403 Poor turn or manoeuvre (Driver/Rider - Error)
- 410 Loss of control (Driver/Rider - Error)
- 307 Travelling too fast for conditions (Driver/Rider - Injudicious)
- 602 Careless/Reckless (Driver/Rider - Behaviour)
- 306 Exceeding speed limit (Driver/Rider - Injudicious)
- 501 Impaired by alcohol (Driver/Rider - Impairment)
- 301 Disobeyed automatic traffic signal (Driver/Rider - Injudicious)
Last year, a leading car expert has conducted research into the most dangerous roads to drive on in the UK. These included T junctions, crossroads and roundabouts.
