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Wirral road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,122 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2001, and 1,559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2000 (1,387), and casualties fell from 1,949.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,122
Down 19% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,559
Down 20% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Wirral in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious12311%
  • Slight99188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious1409%
  • Slight1,41191%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,122, down 19% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (12%)
  • Tuesday164 (15%)
  • Wednesday189 (17%)
  • Thursday163 (15%)
  • Friday189 (17%)
  • Saturday166 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59299 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (9%)
  • February84 (7.5%)
  • March94 (8.4%)
  • April87 (7.8%)
  • May99 (8.8%)
  • June100 (8.9%)
  • July93 (8.3%)
  • August93 (8.3%)
  • September79 (7%)
  • October99 (8.8%)
  • November107 (9.5%)
  • December86 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight845 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds915 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry756 (67%)
  • Wet or damp339 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph934 (83%)
  • 40 mph100 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph31 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph51 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway848 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (13%)
  • Roundabout101 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,019 (65%)
  • Pedestrian219 (14%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1087 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15118 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20224 (14%)
  • 21 to 25167 (11%)
  • 26 to 35314 (20%)
  • 36 to 45250 (16%)
  • 46 to 55161 (10%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.4%)
  • Over 7543 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider904 (58%)
  • Passenger436 (28%)
  • Pedestrian219 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,627 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle91 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wirral

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wirral ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 50th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2001

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2001, with 79 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2001

The A41 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2001: 70, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417011018
2ndA553679918
3rdA552659506
4thA551617803
5thM53527104
6thA5027395304
7thA554344608
8thA540334702
9thB5151314706
10thB5136283613
11thB5149233401
12thB5137162202
13thB5148152511
14thB5138111600
15thB5145111311
16thB5139101302
17thA508891401
18thA513791402
19thA513991001
20thB514391300

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2001

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2001: 420.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2001

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2001: 178.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years