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Wirral road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,268 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1983, and 1,550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 228 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1982 (1,090), and casualties rose from 1,377.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,268
Up 16% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,550
Up 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
228
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1983

1.4% of collisions in Wirral in 1983 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious22818%
  • Slight1,02281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious24716%
  • Slight1,28383%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,268, up 16% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (14%)
  • Tuesday168 (13%)
  • Wednesday189 (15%)
  • Thursday210 (17%)
  • Friday216 (17%)
  • Saturday197 (16%)
  • Sunday107 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59361 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (6.5%)
  • February77 (6.1%)
  • March106 (8.4%)
  • April114 (9%)
  • May111 (8.8%)
  • June115 (9.1%)
  • July109 (8.6%)
  • August92 (7.3%)
  • September112 (8.8%)
  • October138 (11%)
  • November109 (8.6%)
  • December102 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight904 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit324 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds996 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry871 (69%)
  • Wet or damp384 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,090 (86%)
  • 40 mph95 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph43 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph36 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,045 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout57 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (36%)
  • Pedestrian354 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist352 (23%)
  • Cyclist180 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10120 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 15168 (11%)
  • 16 to 20365 (24%)
  • 21 to 25196 (13%)
  • 26 to 35207 (13%)
  • 36 to 45138 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5587 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7578 (5%)
  • Over 7537 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider823 (53%)
  • Passenger373 (24%)
  • Pedestrian354 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,238 (61%)
  • Motorcycle364 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle185 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach79 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.9%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 42nd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1983

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1983: 98, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55198124114
2ndA418196314
3rdA55281102118
4thA5537488016
5thA554395038
6thA540365735
7thA5027273702
8thB5149252612
9thB5138212605
10thM53213122
11thB5136192104
12thA5088181902
13thA5137141502
14thB5139131501
15thA5030111211
16thB5148111402
17thB5151111203
18thA50297702
19thB51457801
20thA51516601

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1983

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1983: 491.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1983

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1983: 202.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years