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Wirral road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,290 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1997, and 1,855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1996 (1,359), and casualties fell from 1,874.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,290
Down 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,855
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Wirral in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious15512%
  • Slight1,12787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.5%
  • Serious1789.6%
  • Slight1,66790%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,290, down 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (14%)
  • Tuesday185 (14%)
  • Wednesday200 (16%)
  • Thursday201 (16%)
  • Friday229 (18%)
  • Saturday166 (13%)
  • Sunday129 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59177 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59258 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59354 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (8.4%)
  • February93 (7.2%)
  • March118 (9.1%)
  • April104 (8.1%)
  • May108 (8.4%)
  • June103 (8%)
  • July118 (9.1%)
  • August87 (6.7%)
  • September105 (8.1%)
  • October103 (8%)
  • November118 (9.1%)
  • December124 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,026 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,035 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry879 (68%)
  • Wet or damp385 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,057 (82%)
  • 40 mph100 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph49 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph73 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway983 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (12%)
  • Roundabout116 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,168 (63%)
  • Pedestrian273 (15%)
  • Cyclist171 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10122 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15147 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20271 (15%)
  • 21 to 25243 (13%)
  • 26 to 35378 (20%)
  • 36 to 45268 (14%)
  • 46 to 55151 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6595 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3.4%)
  • Over 7551 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,072 (58%)
  • Passenger510 (27%)
  • Pedestrian273 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,838 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle103 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Wirral

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wirral ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 36th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1997

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1997: 83, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5518312318
2ndA4178125112
3rdA5527710702
4thA55376106014
5thA554598415
6thA5027568407
7thM53536907
8thA540426106
9thB5151284505
10thB5137253903
11thB5136213612
12thB5149203003
13thB5139192403
14thB5145183004
15thB5138152301
16thB5148152201
17thA5137131903
18thA5030101700
19thB517281101
20thA508871303

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1997

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1997: 471.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1997

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1997: 196.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years