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Wirral road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,252 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1988, and 1,651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (1,274), and casualties rose from 1,598.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,252
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,651
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
20
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Wirral in 1988 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious19415%
  • Slight1,03883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.6%
  • Serious22614%
  • Slight1,39885%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,252, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (13%)
  • Tuesday179 (14%)
  • Wednesday212 (17%)
  • Thursday196 (16%)
  • Friday205 (16%)
  • Saturday173 (14%)
  • Sunday124 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59220 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59245 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (9.5%)
  • February92 (7.3%)
  • March107 (8.5%)
  • April101 (8.1%)
  • May79 (6.3%)
  • June87 (6.9%)
  • July116 (9.3%)
  • August95 (7.6%)
  • September115 (9.2%)
  • October118 (9.4%)
  • November115 (9.2%)
  • December108 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight884 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit316 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds951 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry813 (65%)
  • Wet or damp435 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,036 (83%)
  • 40 mph106 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph52 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph55 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway987 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (13%)
  • Roundabout61 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant859 (52%)
  • Pedestrian334 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (11%)
  • Cyclist132 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (2%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1090 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15122 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20308 (19%)
  • 21 to 25235 (14%)
  • 26 to 35274 (17%)
  • 36 to 45162 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55147 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65108 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7586 (5.2%)
  • Over 7561 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider858 (52%)
  • Passenger459 (28%)
  • Pedestrian334 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,540 (73%)
  • Motorcycle183 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach67 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 42nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1988

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1988: 103, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551103134113
2ndA552101129318
3rdA55384108122
4thA417811629
5thA5544964111
6thA5027456918
7thA540455514
8thB5136363905
9thM53355234
10thB5151294105
11thB5149222601
12thB5138214011
13thB5145152006
14thA5137142511
15thA5030131605
16thB5139131501
17thB5148131612
18thA5029121603
19thA508891010
20thA513971601

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1988

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1988: 459.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1988

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1988: 204.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years