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Wirral road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,275 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1993, and 1,749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (1,299), and casualties fell from 1,766.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,275
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,749
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1993

1% of collisions in Wirral in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious17113%
  • Slight1,09186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious18711%
  • Slight1,54989%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,275, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (14%)
  • Tuesday186 (15%)
  • Wednesday180 (14%)
  • Thursday209 (16%)
  • Friday228 (18%)
  • Saturday159 (12%)
  • Sunday131 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59336 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59221 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (6%)
  • February89 (7%)
  • March111 (8.7%)
  • April112 (8.8%)
  • May127 (10%)
  • June108 (8.5%)
  • July103 (8.1%)
  • August104 (8.2%)
  • September102 (8%)
  • October98 (7.7%)
  • November117 (9.2%)
  • December128 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight971 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds991 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry866 (68%)
  • Wet or damp390 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,044 (82%)
  • 40 mph122 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph49 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph53 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway945 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (12%)
  • Roundabout128 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,089 (62%)
  • Pedestrian301 (17%)
  • Cyclist133 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10103 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15125 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20255 (15%)
  • 21 to 25259 (15%)
  • 26 to 35359 (21%)
  • 36 to 45199 (11%)
  • 46 to 55153 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65124 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.5%)
  • Over 7565 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider973 (56%)
  • Passenger475 (27%)
  • Pedestrian301 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,766 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (6%)
  • Motorcycle108 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 36th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1993

The A41 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1993: 102, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41102158214
2ndA5518910809
3rdA55389122114
4thA5528611507
5thM53517215
6thA554425616
7thB5136375713
8thB5151375215
9thA5027334605
10thA540315108
11thB5139222714
12thB5138192306
13thB5145192601
14thA5029172401
15thA5088162402
16thB5137162603
17thB5149161711
18thB5148151903
19thB51728912
20thA513771900

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1993

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1993: 505.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1993

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1993: 209.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years