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Wirral road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,274 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1987, and 1,598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (1,221), and casualties rose from 1,586.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,274
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,598
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
26
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1987

2% of collisions in Wirral in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262%
  • Serious20216%
  • Slight1,04682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.6%
  • Serious21914%
  • Slight1,35385%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,274, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (13%)
  • Tuesday180 (14%)
  • Wednesday185 (15%)
  • Thursday204 (16%)
  • Friday207 (16%)
  • Saturday213 (17%)
  • Sunday116 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59159 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (7.7%)
  • February105 (8.2%)
  • March91 (7.1%)
  • April91 (7.1%)
  • May114 (8.9%)
  • June112 (8.8%)
  • July98 (7.7%)
  • August102 (8%)
  • September114 (8.9%)
  • October129 (10%)
  • November101 (7.9%)
  • December119 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight915 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit328 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds998 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry820 (64%)
  • Wet or damp441 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,076 (84%)
  • 40 mph105 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph48 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,048 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (10%)
  • Roundabout61 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant746 (47%)
  • Pedestrian358 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (14%)
  • Cyclist151 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10108 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15126 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20288 (18%)
  • 21 to 25240 (15%)
  • 26 to 35243 (15%)
  • 36 to 45164 (10%)
  • 46 to 55107 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7592 (5.8%)
  • Over 7567 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider850 (53%)
  • Passenger390 (24%)
  • Pedestrian358 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,490 (71%)
  • Motorcycle250 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 40th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1987

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1987: 106, including 7 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA552106137713
2ndA551104131015
3rdA417693313
4thA5536980410
5thA5545668112
6thA540547118
7thA5027475808
8thM53304205
9thB5151283607
10thB5149263204
11thB5136222725
12thB5139212702
13thA5137182402
14thB5138182403
15thA5030121902
16thB5145121304
17thB5148111401
18thA502991100
19thB513771401
20thB51426801

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1987

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1987: 466.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1987

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1987: 202.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years