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Wirral road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,387 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2000, and 1,949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1999 (1,298), and casualties rose from 1,830.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,387
Up 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,949
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
11
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Wirral in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious14410%
  • Slight1,23289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious1648.4%
  • Slight1,77491%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,387, up 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday203 (15%)
  • Tuesday197 (14%)
  • Wednesday198 (14%)
  • Thursday224 (16%)
  • Friday237 (17%)
  • Saturday186 (13%)
  • Sunday142 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59271 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59399 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (7.7%)
  • February111 (8%)
  • March122 (8.8%)
  • April102 (7.4%)
  • May109 (7.9%)
  • June116 (8.4%)
  • July129 (9.3%)
  • August113 (8.1%)
  • September133 (9.6%)
  • October117 (8.4%)
  • November118 (8.5%)
  • December110 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,051 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,012 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds257 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded50 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry846 (61%)
  • Wet or damp514 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.4%)
  • Mud5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,111 (80%)
  • 40 mph152 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (1%)
  • 60 mph51 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph57 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,009 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (13%)
  • Roundabout166 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,310 (67%)
  • Pedestrian236 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist127 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10113 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15111 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20256 (13%)
  • 21 to 25210 (11%)
  • 26 to 35405 (21%)
  • 36 to 45328 (17%)
  • 46 to 55195 (10%)
  • 56 to 65103 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 75100 (5.1%)
  • Over 7565 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,179 (60%)
  • Passenger534 (27%)
  • Pedestrian236 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,035 (81%)
  • Motorcycle138 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (5%)
  • Bus or coach67 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 30th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2000

The A552 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2000: 97, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55297138211
2ndA5519312616
3rdA4184106112
4thA5547095114
5thA5536510327
6thM53619105
7thA5027406602
8thB5151395604
9thB5137295202
10thA540284904
11thB5136254104
12thB5138222700
13thB5149192801
14thB5139182901
15thA5029142002
16thB5148142201
17thB5145121700
18thA5139101502
19thA513791501
20thB51439901

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2000

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2000: 501.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2000

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2000: 202.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years