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Wirral road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,179 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2003, and 1,680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (1,133), and casualties rose from 1,578.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,179
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,680
Up 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Wirral in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious16114%
  • Slight1,01086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious18711%
  • Slight1,48488%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,179, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (16%)
  • Tuesday174 (15%)
  • Wednesday175 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (13%)
  • Friday195 (17%)
  • Saturday161 (14%)
  • Sunday126 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (8.1%)
  • February81 (6.9%)
  • March108 (9.2%)
  • April92 (7.8%)
  • May90 (7.6%)
  • June105 (8.9%)
  • July101 (8.6%)
  • August74 (6.3%)
  • September123 (10%)
  • October97 (8.2%)
  • November115 (9.8%)
  • December97 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight879 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds971 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded48 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry882 (75%)
  • Wet or damp275 (23%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph950 (81%)
  • 40 mph108 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph52 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph56 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway916 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (13%)
  • Roundabout69 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,186 (71%)
  • Pedestrian188 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist77 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15104 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20249 (15%)
  • 21 to 25193 (11%)
  • 26 to 35332 (20%)
  • 36 to 45290 (17%)
  • 46 to 55160 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 65120 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4%)
  • Over 7562 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,058 (63%)
  • Passenger434 (26%)
  • Pedestrian188 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,802 (82%)
  • Motorcycle123 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • 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 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 30th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2003

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2003, with 73 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2003

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2003: 85, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55185122014
2ndA55384132113
3rdA41649415
4thA552559209
5thA554537514
6thM53466805
7thB51363949011
8thB5151355107
9thA5027324306
10thA540324907
11thA5137172400
12thB5139172601
13thB5145172002
14thA5139162202
15thB5148151811
16thB5149152402
17thB5137142010
18thA5088131401
19thA5029121400
20thB513891500

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2003

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2003: 400.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2003

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2003: 180.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years