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Wirral road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,017 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2005, and 1,523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (1,031), and casualties rose from 1,444.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,017
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,523
Up 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Wirral in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious16216%
  • Slight83982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious18112%
  • Slight1,32587%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,017, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (14%)
  • Thursday157 (15%)
  • Friday181 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (13%)
  • Sunday127 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.2%)
  • February79 (7.8%)
  • March88 (8.7%)
  • April107 (11%)
  • May106 (10%)
  • June108 (11%)
  • July78 (7.7%)
  • August77 (7.6%)
  • September66 (6.5%)
  • October72 (7.1%)
  • November83 (8.2%)
  • December80 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight742 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds832 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry715 (70%)
  • Wet or damp290 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph868 (85%)
  • 40 mph61 (6%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph37 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (13%)
  • Roundabout70 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,074 (71%)
  • Pedestrian170 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist73 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1056 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20243 (16%)
  • 21 to 25182 (12%)
  • 26 to 35300 (20%)
  • 36 to 45249 (16%)
  • 46 to 55161 (11%)
  • 56 to 6598 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider924 (61%)
  • Passenger429 (28%)
  • Pedestrian170 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,562 (83%)
  • Motorcycle93 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 37th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2005

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2005, with 62 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2005

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2005: 70, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5517010026
2ndA5526396011
3rdA5536092113
4thA41507717
5thM53376518
6thA5027345612
7thA554304707
8thB5151304415
9thA540254513
10thB5136253202
11thA5139213506
12thB5149182401
13thB5148163302
14thA5137121703
15thA5088111700
16thB5145111504
17thB5139101901
18thA502981400
19thB513781211
20thA50306900

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2005

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2005: 380.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2005

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2005: 157.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years