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Wirral road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,221 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1986, and 1,586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (1,220), and casualties rose from 1,510.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,221
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,586
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
19
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Wirral in 1986 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious21217%
  • Slight99081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious24315%
  • Slight1,32383%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,221, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (15%)
  • Tuesday186 (15%)
  • Wednesday161 (13%)
  • Thursday175 (14%)
  • Friday226 (19%)
  • Saturday177 (14%)
  • Sunday118 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59220 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59336 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.2%)
  • February74 (6.1%)
  • March102 (8.4%)
  • April100 (8.2%)
  • May101 (8.3%)
  • June92 (7.5%)
  • July117 (9.6%)
  • August90 (7.4%)
  • September98 (8%)
  • October97 (7.9%)
  • November128 (10%)
  • December134 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight860 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit333 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds951 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry804 (66%)
  • Wet or damp388 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,010 (83%)
  • 40 mph110 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph59 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph37 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway989 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (12%)
  • Roundabout57 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (46%)
  • Pedestrian366 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (16%)
  • Cyclist122 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3%)
  • 6 to 10102 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15128 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20309 (19%)
  • 21 to 25274 (17%)
  • 26 to 35202 (13%)
  • 36 to 45187 (12%)
  • 46 to 55104 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 65103 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.6%)
  • Over 7557 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider789 (50%)
  • Passenger431 (27%)
  • Pedestrian366 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,407 (71%)
  • Motorcycle256 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach84 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 44th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1986

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1986: 112, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA552112136411
2ndA55197137117
3rdA55379116214
4thA417298314
5thA554465727
6thA540406607
7thA5027375414
8thB5138243004
9thB5151243504
10thM53233003
11thB5136212604
12thB5139202304
13thB5149182104
14thA5137151603
15thB5145151813
16thA5030111603
17thA5088101102
18thA5151101100
19thA502991112
20thB514361003

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1986

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1986: 434.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1986

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1986: 187.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1986, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years