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Wirral road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,219 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1980, and 1,478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (1,305), and casualties fell from 1,659.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,219
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,478
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
23
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Wirral in 1980 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious26522%
  • Slight93176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.6%
  • Serious29820%
  • Slight1,15678%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,219, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (14%)
  • Tuesday164 (13%)
  • Wednesday169 (14%)
  • Thursday186 (15%)
  • Friday220 (18%)
  • Saturday173 (14%)
  • Sunday140 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59214 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59336 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59149 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (8.8%)
  • February90 (7.4%)
  • March94 (7.7%)
  • April85 (7%)
  • May110 (9%)
  • June85 (7%)
  • July105 (8.6%)
  • August120 (9.8%)
  • September119 (9.8%)
  • October104 (8.5%)
  • November106 (8.7%)
  • December94 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight859 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit320 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds917 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds218 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry792 (65%)
  • Wet or damp405 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,036 (85%)
  • 40 mph97 (8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph46 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,013 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (12%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist424 (29%)
  • Pedestrian331 (22%)
  • Cyclist132 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10106 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 15122 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20408 (28%)
  • 21 to 25178 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (12%)
  • 36 to 45126 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55112 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6594 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4.6%)
  • Over 7544 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider829 (56%)
  • Pedestrian331 (22%)
  • Passenger318 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,184 (61%)
  • Motorcycle432 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Wirral

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wirral ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 49th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1980

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1980: 86, including 4 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55186105428
2ndA417088118
3rdA5536981216
4thA5526678116
5thA50274854014
6thA554435228
7thA540343805
8thB5136253612
9thB5139182104
10thM53182504
11thB5151162323
12thB5149131602
13thB5138122013
14thA5030101901
15thA502991101
16thA502881203
17thA51518902
18thA50887800
19thB51457801
20thB514871000

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1980

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1980: 442.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1980

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1980: 204.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1980, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years