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Wirral road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,031 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2004, and 1,444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2003 (1,179), and casualties fell from 1,680.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,031
Down 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,444
Down 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2004

1.4% of collisions in Wirral in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious15715%
  • Slight86083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious18713%
  • Slight1,24286%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,031, down 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (13%)
  • Tuesday146 (14%)
  • Wednesday184 (18%)
  • Thursday168 (16%)
  • Friday147 (14%)
  • Saturday145 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (10%)
  • February83 (8.1%)
  • March73 (7.1%)
  • April75 (7.3%)
  • May81 (7.9%)
  • June82 (8%)
  • July78 (7.6%)
  • August103 (10%)
  • September92 (8.9%)
  • October90 (8.7%)
  • November94 (9.1%)
  • December77 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight741 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds836 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry744 (72%)
  • Wet or damp277 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph824 (80%)
  • 40 mph79 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph63 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway793 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (15%)
  • Roundabout64 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant984 (68%)
  • Pedestrian187 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist82 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2%)
  • 6 to 1073 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15106 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20222 (15%)
  • 21 to 25152 (11%)
  • 26 to 35273 (19%)
  • 36 to 45223 (15%)
  • 46 to 55145 (10%)
  • 56 to 65109 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7575 (5.2%)
  • Over 7537 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider889 (62%)
  • Passenger368 (25%)
  • Pedestrian187 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,512 (80%)
  • Motorcycle113 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 41st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2004

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2004, with 62 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2004

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2004: 91, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55191127117
2ndM536490110
3rdA5526384011
4thA553619717
5thA41456426
6thA554425203
7thA5027395509
8thA540284609
9thB5149273510
10thB5151274117
11thB5136203505
12thB5145183402
13thA5139142112
14thB5148101202
15thA508891002
16thA513791611
17thB513781600
18thB513881102
19thA502971102
20thB513971202

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2004

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2004: 373.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2004

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2004: 148.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years