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Wirral road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,267 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1990, and 1,697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1989 (1,205), and casualties rose from 1,576.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,267
Up 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,697
Up 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1990

1.1% of collisions in Wirral in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious19215%
  • Slight1,06184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious21813%
  • Slight1,46586%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,267, up 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (14%)
  • Tuesday177 (14%)
  • Wednesday211 (17%)
  • Thursday196 (15%)
  • Friday207 (16%)
  • Saturday169 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59316 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59210 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (7.4%)
  • February101 (8%)
  • March90 (7.1%)
  • April92 (7.3%)
  • May87 (6.9%)
  • June99 (7.8%)
  • July98 (7.7%)
  • August107 (8.4%)
  • September126 (9.9%)
  • October128 (10%)
  • November123 (9.7%)
  • December122 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight921 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds995 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry849 (67%)
  • Wet or damp407 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,064 (84%)
  • 40 mph103 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph48 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph47 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,021 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (11%)
  • Roundabout68 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant916 (54%)
  • Pedestrian367 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist120 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10119 (7%)
  • 11 to 15132 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20294 (17%)
  • 21 to 25241 (14%)
  • 26 to 35287 (17%)
  • 36 to 45185 (11%)
  • 46 to 55128 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7594 (5.5%)
  • Over 7563 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider872 (51%)
  • Passenger458 (27%)
  • Pedestrian367 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,609 (75%)
  • Motorcycle170 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach61 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 49th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1990

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1990: 96, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5529613219
2ndA55192131018
3rdA55379107015
4thA4174110012
5thA554476425
6thA540437114
7thB5136415529
8thA5027354807
9thM53324704
10thB5151314304
11thB5138232702
12thB5149222904
13thB5139192503
14thA5030172701
15thB5145152012
16thB5137111102
17thB5148111200
18thA5137101402
19thA508881101
20thB51438902

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1990

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1990: 488.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1990

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1990: 223.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years