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Wirral road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,277 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1984, and 1,608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (1,268), and casualties rose from 1,550.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,277
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,608
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
21
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Wirral in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious23318%
  • Slight1,02380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious27017%
  • Slight1,31582%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,277, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (15%)
  • Tuesday166 (13%)
  • Wednesday197 (15%)
  • Thursday218 (17%)
  • Friday208 (16%)
  • Saturday170 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59220 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59347 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59210 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (8%)
  • February92 (7.2%)
  • March84 (6.6%)
  • April106 (8.3%)
  • May110 (8.6%)
  • June117 (9.2%)
  • July106 (8.3%)
  • August100 (7.8%)
  • September98 (7.7%)
  • October130 (10%)
  • November128 (10%)
  • December104 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit342 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds998 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (3%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry855 (67%)
  • Wet or damp401 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,081 (85%)
  • 40 mph92 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph45 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,048 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout59 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant669 (42%)
  • Pedestrian362 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist300 (19%)
  • Cyclist145 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10125 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15130 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20346 (22%)
  • 21 to 25198 (12%)
  • 26 to 35225 (14%)
  • 36 to 45186 (12%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8%)
  • 56 to 6587 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7576 (4.7%)
  • Over 7539 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider838 (52%)
  • Passenger408 (25%)
  • Pedestrian362 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,372 (66%)
  • Motorcycle315 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach87 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 43rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1984

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1984: 110, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA552110147313
2ndA55199131122
3rdA55382100015
4thA417588414
5thA5545572114
6thA5403854110
7thA5027375106
8thM53274413
9thB5151242805
10thB5138222914
11thB5139212103
12thB5145192305
13thB5149192404
14thA5137182405
15thB5136182405
16thB5143111205
17thA50298903
18thA503081102
19thB517281102
20thA508871011

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1984

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1984: 487.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1984

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1984: 208.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1984, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years