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Wirral road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,205 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1989, and 1,576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (1,252), and casualties fell from 1,651.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,205
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,576
Down 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Wirral in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious18515%
  • Slight1,00583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious19813%
  • Slight1,36186%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,205, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (15%)
  • Tuesday173 (14%)
  • Wednesday171 (14%)
  • Thursday189 (16%)
  • Friday177 (15%)
  • Saturday190 (16%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59229 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.8%)
  • February71 (5.9%)
  • March101 (8.4%)
  • April103 (8.5%)
  • May87 (7.2%)
  • June124 (10%)
  • July95 (7.9%)
  • August92 (7.6%)
  • September75 (6.2%)
  • October121 (10%)
  • November116 (9.6%)
  • December114 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds959 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry806 (67%)
  • Wet or damp387 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,017 (84%)
  • 40 mph95 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph37 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway964 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (11%)
  • Roundabout64 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant838 (53%)
  • Pedestrian323 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (11%)
  • Cyclist130 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10105 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15112 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20338 (21%)
  • 21 to 25215 (14%)
  • 26 to 35259 (16%)
  • 36 to 45148 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55109 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.1%)
  • Over 7572 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider801 (51%)
  • Passenger452 (29%)
  • Pedestrian323 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,506 (75%)
  • Motorcycle168 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach72 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 56th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1989

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1989: 92, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55292122113
2ndA5518811007
3rdA4177108116
4thA553729525
5thA540457316
6thA5544250012
7thB5136314505
8thB5149283607
9thB5151284207
10thM53233231
11thA5027213202
12thA5088151713
13thB5145151703
14thB5138121504
15thB5148111500
16thB5139101710
17thA502991210
18thB51378903
19thA503061202
20thB51325701

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1989

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1989: 494.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1989

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1989: 244.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years