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Wirral road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,133 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2002, and 1,578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (1,122), and casualties rose from 1,559.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,133
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,578
Up 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Wirral in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious15213%
  • Slight96986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious17311%
  • Slight1,39388%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,133, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (17%)
  • Tuesday159 (14%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday183 (16%)
  • Friday164 (14%)
  • Saturday163 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.6%)
  • February79 (7%)
  • March85 (7.5%)
  • April94 (8.3%)
  • May101 (8.9%)
  • June86 (7.6%)
  • July122 (11%)
  • August87 (7.7%)
  • September106 (9.4%)
  • October111 (9.8%)
  • November99 (8.7%)
  • December77 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight868 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds848 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded83 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry724 (64%)
  • Wet or damp322 (28%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded68 (6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph891 (79%)
  • 40 mph105 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph77 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway836 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (15%)
  • Roundabout90 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,058 (67%)
  • Pedestrian199 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist79 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15104 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20216 (14%)
  • 21 to 25171 (11%)
  • 26 to 35315 (20%)
  • 36 to 45262 (17%)
  • 46 to 55175 (11%)
  • 56 to 65111 (7%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4%)
  • Over 7565 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider983 (62%)
  • Passenger396 (25%)
  • Pedestrian199 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,702 (81%)
  • Motorcycle136 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wirral ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 42nd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2002

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2002, with 84 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2002

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2002: 85, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55385116110
2ndA55178101010
3rdM537310035
4thA5527010205
5thA41567615
6thA5544552110
7thB5151395714
8thA5027324605
9thB5136233003
10thB5139204107
11thA540182011
12thB5137183503
13thB5149162202
14thB5138152404
15thB5148141702
16thA5137122213
17thB5145121702
18thA5029111403
19thA5139111602
20thB51437902

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2002

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2002: 399.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2002

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2002: 152.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years