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Wirral road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,303 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1995, and 1,802 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (1,376), and casualties fell from 1,871.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,303
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,802
Down 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1995

0.5% of collisions in Wirral in 1995 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious15112%
  • Slight1,14688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.3%
  • Serious1739.6%
  • Slight1,62390%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,303, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (13%)
  • Tuesday211 (16%)
  • Wednesday199 (15%)
  • Thursday197 (15%)
  • Friday204 (16%)
  • Saturday192 (15%)
  • Sunday137 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59192 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59275 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59333 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (6.3%)
  • February94 (7.2%)
  • March132 (10%)
  • April119 (9.1%)
  • May106 (8.1%)
  • June94 (7.2%)
  • July109 (8.4%)
  • August101 (7.8%)
  • September109 (8.4%)
  • October117 (9%)
  • November121 (9.3%)
  • December119 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,013 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,045 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded39 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry949 (73%)
  • Wet or damp321 (25%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.7%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,038 (80%)
  • 40 mph114 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph70 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph69 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway965 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (13%)
  • Roundabout139 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,134 (63%)
  • Pedestrian246 (14%)
  • Cyclist159 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1092 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20255 (14%)
  • 21 to 25264 (15%)
  • 26 to 35370 (21%)
  • 36 to 45228 (13%)
  • 46 to 55151 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65103 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7587 (4.8%)
  • Over 7569 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,029 (57%)
  • Passenger527 (29%)
  • Pedestrian246 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,802 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle159 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach87 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle84 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 31st most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1995

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1995: 91, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55291133011
2ndA55190126114
3rdA417811909
4thA5537297211
5thM53538604
6thA554526906
7thA5027435704
8thA540396205
9thB5151335414
10thB5136253304
11thB5149233103
12thA5029202603
13thB5137202803
14thA5137172202
15thB5148152301
16thB5139142301
17thB5145101201
18thB513891001
19thB514171000
20thA50886901

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1995

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1995: 501.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1995

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1995: 212.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years