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Wirral road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,292 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1991, and 1,716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1990 (1,267), and casualties rose from 1,697.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,292
Up 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,716
Up 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1991

1.2% of collisions in Wirral in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious17914%
  • Slight1,09785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171%
  • Serious19812%
  • Slight1,50187%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,292, up 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (15%)
  • Tuesday181 (14%)
  • Wednesday183 (14%)
  • Thursday211 (16%)
  • Friday224 (17%)
  • Saturday172 (13%)
  • Sunday132 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59167 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59238 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59351 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (7.6%)
  • February92 (7.1%)
  • March105 (8.1%)
  • April109 (8.4%)
  • May116 (9%)
  • June124 (9.6%)
  • July99 (7.7%)
  • August98 (7.6%)
  • September109 (8.4%)
  • October123 (9.5%)
  • November107 (8.3%)
  • December112 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight997 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,035 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry895 (69%)
  • Wet or damp371 (29%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,081 (84%)
  • 40 mph101 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph65 (5%)
  • 70 mph45 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,047 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (10%)
  • Roundabout72 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant940 (55%)
  • Pedestrian322 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (10%)
  • Cyclist145 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10118 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1599 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20287 (17%)
  • 21 to 25240 (14%)
  • 26 to 35332 (19%)
  • 36 to 45188 (11%)
  • 46 to 55134 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65115 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.1%)
  • Over 7570 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider940 (55%)
  • Passenger454 (26%)
  • Pedestrian322 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,708 (76%)
  • Motorcycle176 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach58 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 33rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1991

The A41 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1991: 107, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41107148212
2ndA55195126214
3rdA55281136112
4thA5537499114
5thA554497015
6thB5151476703
7thA5027395315
8thA540334708
9thM53263303
10thB5136253509
11thB5139243414
12thB5137222702
13thB5149202201
14thB5138162004
15thB5145151602
16thA5029141901
17thA5137142012
18thA5030131811
19thB5148111601
20thA508891400

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1991

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1991: 505.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1991

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1991: 211.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years