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Wirral road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43,865 road traffic collisions in Wirral from 1979 to 2025, and 59,307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 510 were fatal and 7,094 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 343 collisions, level with 2024 (342), and casualties fell from 421 to 419.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
43,865
49th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59,307
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
510
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
343
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Wirral

1.2% of collisions in Wirral from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5101.2%
  • Serious7,09416%
  • Slight36,26183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5420.9%
  • Serious7,89413%
  • Slight50,87186%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. In 2025 there were 343, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 343
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025343419
2024342421
2023401505
2022437525
2021415529
2020382490
2019410570
2018449584
2017447628
2016472660
2015505682
2014530733
2013528715
2012541734
2011623937
2010614925
2009669988
20087001,045
20077471,123
20069001,327
20051,0171,523
20041,0311,444
20031,1791,680
20021,1331,578
20011,1221,559
20001,3871,949
19991,2981,830
19981,2631,778
19971,2901,855
19961,3591,874
19951,3031,802
19941,3761,871
19931,2751,749
19921,2991,766
19911,2921,716
19901,2671,697
19891,2051,576
19881,2521,651
19871,2741,598
19861,2211,586
19851,2201,510
19841,2771,608
19831,2681,550
19821,0901,377
19811,1881,503
19801,2191,478
19791,3051,659

When and where crashes happen in Wirral

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,250 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,364 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,487 (15%)
  • Thursday6,795 (15%)
  • Friday7,341 (17%)
  • Saturday6,056 (14%)
  • Sunday4,572 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,505 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59502 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,693 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,072 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,296 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,621 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,135 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,041 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,491 (8%)
  • February3,200 (7.3%)
  • March3,592 (8.2%)
  • April3,492 (8%)
  • May3,629 (8.3%)
  • June3,667 (8.4%)
  • July3,717 (8.5%)
  • August3,495 (8%)
  • September3,835 (8.7%)
  • October3,993 (9.1%)
  • November4,009 (9.1%)
  • December3,745 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32,695 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,698 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting769 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown386 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit317 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds34,545 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,832 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds876 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds737 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds162 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist133 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds45 (0.1%)
  • Other735 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded800 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry29,588 (67%)
  • Wet or damp13,341 (30%)
  • Frost or ice567 (1.3%)
  • Snow159 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep70 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel38 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded93 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph20 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph453 (1%)
  • 30 mph36,042 (82%)
  • 40 mph3,666 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph358 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,527 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph1,781 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway34,523 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway5,263 (12%)
  • Roundabout2,846 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1,015 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded218 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wirral

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant33,549 (57%)
  • Pedestrian10,065 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist6,475 (11%)
  • Cyclist4,897 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,712 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant943 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant918 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant241 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)222 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant221 (0.4%)
  • Other56 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,799 (3%)
  • 6 to 103,271 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 154,198 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 209,804 (17%)
  • 21 to 257,366 (12%)
  • 26 to 3510,555 (18%)
  • 36 to 457,539 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,637 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 654,007 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 752,806 (4.7%)
  • Over 752,264 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider33,749 (57%)
  • Passenger15,493 (26%)
  • Pedestrian10,065 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car56,989 (74%)
  • Motorcycle6,665 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle4,989 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,553 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach1,993 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,299 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,185 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle475 (0.6%)
  • Minibus298 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter24 (under 0.1%)
  • Other51 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wirral

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wirral

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wirral ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 49th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
46thEast Riding of Yorkshire44,88663,6581,1229,646
47thWakefield44,86962,0488198,814
48thRedbridge44,19956,2653775,794
49thWirral (this area)43,86559,3075107,094
50thBrighton and Hove43,40553,0304497,712
51stCardiff43,00356,1345155,422
52ndKensington and Chelsea42,73248,2642756,392

Accident hotspots in Wirral

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral, with 1,020 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral from 1979 to 2025: 3,040, including 31 fatal and 472 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5513,0404,08931472
2ndA5522,7813,88337399
3rdA5532,6163,51643443
4thA412,5583,65551401
5thA5541,6412,18229266
6thM531,4682,18830164
7thA50271,3291,8786190
8thA5401,2041,75122228
9thB51361,0431,45216215
10thB51511,0221,47112175
11thB51497119554106
12thB51395617717104
13thB5138532727794
14thB5145503668692
15thB5148453598656
16thB5137436696760
17thA5137404589558
18thA5029353449543
19thA5088340458557
20thA5030293440551

Towns in Wirral

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral from 1979 to 2025: 16,142.

Postcode districts in Wirral

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral from 1979 to 2025: 6,775.

Latest crashes in Wirral

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wirral, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity