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Wirral road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,359 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1996, and 1,874 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (1,303), and casualties rose from 1,802.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,359
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,874
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Wirral in 1996 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious13610%
  • Slight1,21890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious1477.8%
  • Slight1,72092%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,359, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday208 (15%)
  • Tuesday199 (15%)
  • Wednesday208 (15%)
  • Thursday206 (15%)
  • Friday229 (17%)
  • Saturday188 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59156 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59208 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59271 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59348 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (6.9%)
  • February109 (8%)
  • March99 (7.3%)
  • April122 (9%)
  • May97 (7.1%)
  • June120 (8.8%)
  • July129 (9.5%)
  • August114 (8.4%)
  • September115 (8.5%)
  • October136 (10%)
  • November125 (9.2%)
  • December99 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,061 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,091 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry949 (70%)
  • Wet or damp370 (27%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.8%)
  • Snow14 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,117 (82%)
  • 40 mph102 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph60 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph77 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,028 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (12%)
  • Roundabout139 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,218 (65%)
  • Pedestrian268 (14%)
  • Cyclist152 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10129 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15112 (6%)
  • 16 to 20256 (14%)
  • 21 to 25251 (13%)
  • 26 to 35422 (23%)
  • 36 to 45255 (14%)
  • 46 to 55178 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6591 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7574 (3.9%)
  • Over 7540 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,065 (57%)
  • Passenger541 (29%)
  • Pedestrian268 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,965 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle99 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach44 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 29th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1996

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1996: 88, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5528813115
2ndA418511005
3rdA55184114011
4thM53709703
5thA553596517
6thA554506805
7thA5027415403
8thB5151334404
9thA540324803
10thB5136284424
11thB5149274602
12thB5139243505
13thB5137225002
14thA5029182102
15thA5030162901
16thB5138161902
17thB5145161902
18thA5137121700
19thB5148101201
20thB517291300

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1996

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1996: 492.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1996

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1996: 209.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years