Crap Towns / Bootle / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Bootle?
There were 4.0 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Bootle from 2021 to 2025, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.6, up from 3.7 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 7.1 km | 4.9 |
| Birkenhead | 9.0 km | 4.0 |
| Bootle | – | 4.0 |
| Wallasey | 6.0 km | 3.3 |
| Litherland | 2.0 km | 3.2 |
| Aintree | 4.5 km | 2.9 |
| Kirkby | 8.2 km | 2.7 |
| Maghull | 7.2 km | 2.6 |
| Huyton with Roby | 10.4 km | 2.3 |
| Crosby | 4.0 km | 2.2 |
| Lydiate | 8.5 km | 0.8 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |