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Wirral road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,305 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1979, and 1,659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 43,865 collisions in Wirral.

Collisions in 1979
1,305
Casualties in 1979
1,659
Fatal collisions
25
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Wirral in 1979 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious26921%
  • Slight1,01177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.5%
  • Serious30518%
  • Slight1,32980%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,305.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (12%)
  • Tuesday180 (14%)
  • Wednesday185 (14%)
  • Thursday197 (15%)
  • Friday218 (17%)
  • Saturday212 (16%)
  • Sunday151 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59367 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7%)
  • February68 (5.2%)
  • March107 (8.2%)
  • April95 (7.3%)
  • May122 (9.3%)
  • June117 (9%)
  • July116 (8.9%)
  • August122 (9.3%)
  • September126 (9.7%)
  • October117 (9%)
  • November109 (8.4%)
  • December115 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight931 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit328 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds963 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry812 (62%)
  • Wet or damp427 (33%)
  • Frost or ice45 (3.4%)
  • Snow19 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,104 (85%)
  • 40 mph101 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph46 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,075 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (12%)
  • Roundabout52 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant587 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist463 (28%)
  • Pedestrian358 (22%)
  • Cyclist147 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10131 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15135 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20456 (27%)
  • 21 to 25201 (12%)
  • 26 to 35230 (14%)
  • 36 to 45133 (8%)
  • 46 to 55122 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6591 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7575 (4.5%)
  • Over 7534 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider909 (55%)
  • Passenger392 (24%)
  • Pedestrian358 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,215 (58%)
  • Motorcycle460 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wirral

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wirral ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 45th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
45th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1979

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1979: 109, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551109127120
2ndA55389116116
3rdA5527694320
4thA417198120
5thA5027516208
6thA554506418
7thA5404857210
8thB5136334218
9thM53222714
10thB5151213102
11thB5149202205
12thB5138183003
13thB5139151713
14thB5148151612
15thA5088142002
16thA5028121404
17thA5030101301
18thB5145101320
19thA502991101
20thA51378902

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1979

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1979: 481.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1979

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1979: 203.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years