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Wirral road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 900 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2006, and 1,327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2005 (1,017), and casualties fell from 1,523.

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

Collisions in 2006
900
Down 12% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,327
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Wirral in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious14616%
  • Slight74383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious15912%
  • Slight1,15787%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 900, down 12% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (14%)
  • Tuesday139 (15%)
  • Wednesday155 (17%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8%)
  • February76 (8.4%)
  • March87 (9.7%)
  • April71 (7.9%)
  • May71 (7.9%)
  • June82 (9.1%)
  • July63 (7%)
  • August62 (6.9%)
  • September91 (10%)
  • October75 (8.3%)
  • November64 (7.1%)
  • December86 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight675 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry607 (67%)
  • Wet or damp277 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph734 (82%)
  • 40 mph79 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (3%)
  • 70 mph44 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway683 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (15%)
  • Roundabout60 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant937 (71%)
  • Pedestrian184 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist57 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15107 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20256 (19%)
  • 21 to 25144 (11%)
  • 26 to 35197 (15%)
  • 36 to 45216 (16%)
  • 46 to 55129 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65110 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.5%)
  • Over 7553 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider747 (56%)
  • Passenger396 (30%)
  • Pedestrian184 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,333 (83%)
  • Motorcycle71 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 42nd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2006

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2006, with 62 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2006

The A41 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2006: 54, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41548206
2ndA553536802
3rdA552507906
4thA551497015
5thM53467907
6thA554396424
7thA540304205
8thB5151213807
9thB5149182402
10thA5027173003
11thA5139132106
12thB5136121612
13thB5145111402
14thB5148111402
15thA502991210
16thA513771301
17thB51397901
18thB513761201
19thB513861100
20thB51415702

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2006

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2006: 310.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2006

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2006: 134.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years