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Wirral road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,263 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1998, and 1,778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (1,290), and casualties fell from 1,855.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,263
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,778
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Wirral in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious13411%
  • Slight1,12189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious1498.4%
  • Slight1,62191%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,263, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (13%)
  • Tuesday188 (15%)
  • Wednesday179 (14%)
  • Thursday205 (16%)
  • Friday220 (17%)
  • Saturday173 (14%)
  • Sunday134 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59259 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59344 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7.2%)
  • February91 (7.2%)
  • March122 (9.7%)
  • April107 (8.5%)
  • May113 (8.9%)
  • June111 (8.8%)
  • July95 (7.5%)
  • August88 (7%)
  • September126 (10%)
  • October107 (8.5%)
  • November98 (7.8%)
  • December114 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight987 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds985 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry847 (67%)
  • Wet or damp408 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,010 (80%)
  • 40 mph119 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph53 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph75 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway925 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (14%)
  • Roundabout137 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,158 (65%)
  • Pedestrian270 (15%)
  • Cyclist132 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10104 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20236 (13%)
  • 21 to 25211 (12%)
  • 26 to 35402 (23%)
  • 36 to 45248 (14%)
  • 46 to 55162 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6585 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7579 (4.4%)
  • Over 7569 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,011 (57%)
  • Passenger497 (28%)
  • Pedestrian270 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,770 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle97 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach63 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 36th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1998

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1998: 96, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5519613519
2ndA4194152211
3rdA553658616
4thA5526379010
5thM536110414
6thA554445904
7thA5027425602
8thB5136355803
9thA540325015
10thB5151283401
11thB5149253204
12thB5139243501
13thA5139182203
14thB5145182602
15thB5138172401
16thB5148172302
17thB5137162700
18thA5029101500
19thA50889902
20thB514381213

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1998

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1998: 408.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1998

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1998: 158.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years