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Wirral road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,188 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1981, and 1,503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 247 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (1,219), and casualties rose from 1,478.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,188
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,503
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
24
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
247
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1981

2% of collisions in Wirral in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242%
  • Serious24721%
  • Slight91777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.7%
  • Serious28219%
  • Slight1,19680%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,188, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (14%)
  • Tuesday167 (14%)
  • Wednesday167 (14%)
  • Thursday208 (18%)
  • Friday206 (17%)
  • Saturday161 (14%)
  • Sunday110 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59315 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (6.5%)
  • February70 (5.9%)
  • March91 (7.7%)
  • April94 (7.9%)
  • May115 (9.7%)
  • June103 (8.7%)
  • July100 (8.4%)
  • August100 (8.4%)
  • September110 (9.3%)
  • October120 (10%)
  • November125 (11%)
  • December83 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight853 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit302 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds886 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry721 (61%)
  • Wet or damp427 (36%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.4%)
  • Snow11 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,004 (85%)
  • 40 mph100 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph34 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,008 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant560 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist419 (28%)
  • Pedestrian318 (21%)
  • Cyclist131 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10102 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15130 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20439 (29%)
  • 21 to 25194 (13%)
  • 26 to 35199 (13%)
  • 36 to 45110 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5587 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.7%)
  • Over 7550 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider832 (55%)
  • Passenger353 (23%)
  • Pedestrian318 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,172 (61%)
  • Motorcycle421 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.7%)
  • Minibus19 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 49th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
49th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1981

The A41 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1981: 90, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4190116321
2ndA5517798116
3rdA5527288214
4thA553586329
5thA5027556708
6thA5544860110
7thA5403243211
8thB5136313616
9thB5151212611
10thB5138202815
11thB5139151606
12thB5149151804
13thM53152622
14thB5145131405
15thA5029111902
16thB513791502
17thA515181100
18thA50287802
19thB51427701
20thA508861102

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1981

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1981: 403.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1981

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1981: 156.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years