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Wirral road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,298 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 1999, and 1,830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (1,263), and casualties rose from 1,778.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,298
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,830
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 1999

0.9% of collisions in Wirral in 1999 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious1299.9%
  • Slight1,15789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious1437.8%
  • Slight1,67592%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,298, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (16%)
  • Tuesday190 (15%)
  • Wednesday180 (14%)
  • Thursday197 (15%)
  • Friday229 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59160 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59242 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59351 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (8.6%)
  • February92 (7.1%)
  • March117 (9%)
  • April84 (6.5%)
  • May106 (8.2%)
  • June76 (5.9%)
  • July99 (7.6%)
  • August97 (7.5%)
  • September110 (8.5%)
  • October145 (11%)
  • November135 (10%)
  • December125 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight979 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,004 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry826 (64%)
  • Wet or damp437 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,074 (83%)
  • 40 mph99 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph58 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway995 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (11%)
  • Roundabout136 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,196 (65%)
  • Pedestrian263 (14%)
  • Cyclist118 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 567 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10112 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15120 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20230 (13%)
  • 21 to 25177 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35408 (22%)
  • 36 to 45279 (15%)
  • 46 to 55190 (10%)
  • 56 to 65114 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7570 (3.8%)
  • Over 7563 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,020 (56%)
  • Passenger547 (30%)
  • Pedestrian263 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,854 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle114 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach73 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 32nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 1999

The A551 and A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 1999, with 77 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551779906
2ndA5527710916
3rdA5537511329
4thA417211519
5thA554607006
6thM53487512
7thB5151406214
8thB5136395706
9thA5027345613
10thA540335114
11thB5145203402
12thB5139192902
13thB5149192902
14thA5139163000
15thB5138151701
16thB5137142501
17thB5148141601
18thA5029131800
19thA5030111702
20thA5137111701

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 1999

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 1999: 455.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 1999

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 1999: 186.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years