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Wirral road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2008, and 1,045 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (747), and casualties fell from 1,123.

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

Collisions in 2008
700
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,045
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Wirral in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious12017%
  • Slight57582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14013%
  • Slight90086%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 700, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (16%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (13%)
  • Friday107 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.3%)
  • February67 (9.6%)
  • March41 (5.9%)
  • April66 (9.4%)
  • May56 (8%)
  • June54 (7.7%)
  • July48 (6.9%)
  • August58 (8.3%)
  • September58 (8.3%)
  • October64 (9.1%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December67 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight539 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds527 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry455 (65%)
  • Wet or damp229 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph573 (82%)
  • 40 mph60 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph24 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway547 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (12%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant711 (68%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20156 (15%)
  • 21 to 25111 (11%)
  • 26 to 35179 (17%)
  • 36 to 45145 (14%)
  • 46 to 55140 (13%)
  • 56 to 6585 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (5.6%)
  • Over 7559 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (59%)
  • Passenger301 (29%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,044 (81%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 66th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2008

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2008, with 37 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2008

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2008: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA553467804
2ndA5514478011
3rdA552396014
4thA41295015
5thA540284606
6thM53284603
7thA554243400
8thB5136172204
9thA5027152602
10thB5151131505
11thB5149122303
12thB5138101202
13thB514891100
14thB513781003
15thB513971301
16thA503061002
17thA51376700
18thA51395900
19thA50884401
20thB51454500

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2008

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2008: 256.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2008

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2008: 101.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years