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Wirral road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,220 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1985, and 1,510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (1,277), and casualties fell from 1,608.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,220
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,510
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Wirral in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious21918%
  • Slight98280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious24416%
  • Slight1,24683%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,220, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (13%)
  • Wednesday167 (14%)
  • Thursday179 (15%)
  • Friday213 (17%)
  • Saturday198 (16%)
  • Sunday136 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59236 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59325 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8%)
  • February85 (7%)
  • March100 (8.2%)
  • April89 (7.3%)
  • May83 (6.8%)
  • June102 (8.4%)
  • July110 (9%)
  • August97 (8%)
  • September121 (9.9%)
  • October117 (9.6%)
  • November121 (9.9%)
  • December98 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight886 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit296 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds958 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other36 (3%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry797 (65%)
  • Wet or damp376 (31%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.4%)
  • Snow17 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,007 (83%)
  • 40 mph109 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph49 (4%)
  • 70 mph48 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway950 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (13%)
  • Roundabout72 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant644 (43%)
  • Pedestrian363 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist248 (16%)
  • Cyclist120 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10122 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15112 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20318 (21%)
  • 21 to 25210 (14%)
  • 26 to 35220 (15%)
  • 36 to 45156 (10%)
  • 46 to 5596 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6596 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7581 (5.4%)
  • Over 7548 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider760 (50%)
  • Passenger387 (26%)
  • Pedestrian363 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,315 (68%)
  • Motorcycle261 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach78 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 40th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1985

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1985: 118, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA552118136120
2ndA55392117217
3rdA4189118218
4thA551668219
5thA50274958011
6thA554354329
7thM53334203
8thA540303906
9thB5136273709
10thB5138222506
11thB5151222714
12thB5139182503
13thB5149121402
14thA5137111400
15thA5029101001
16thA5030101203
17thA508891302
18thB513791422
19thB514591101
20thB514891501

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1985

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1985: 454.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1985

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1985: 229.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1985, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years