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Wirral road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 669 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2009, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2008 (700), and casualties fell from 1,045.

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

Collisions in 2009
669
Down 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
988
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Wirral in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious12218%
  • Slight53680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious12813%
  • Slight84586%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2009 is highlighted, with 669, down 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9%)
  • February51 (7.6%)
  • March48 (7.2%)
  • April57 (8.5%)
  • May61 (9.1%)
  • June53 (7.9%)
  • July59 (8.8%)
  • August49 (7.3%)
  • September63 (9.4%)
  • October63 (9.4%)
  • November48 (7.2%)
  • December57 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight511 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry449 (67%)
  • Wet or damp200 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph558 (83%)
  • 40 mph51 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph25 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway507 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (11%)
  • Roundabout51 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant622 (63%)
  • Pedestrian140 (14%)
  • Cyclist79 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20153 (15%)
  • 21 to 2595 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35173 (18%)
  • 36 to 45136 (14%)
  • 46 to 55119 (12%)
  • 56 to 6585 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.5%)
  • Over 7551 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (56%)
  • Passenger298 (30%)
  • Pedestrian140 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car952 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 69th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2009

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2009, with 41 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2009

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2009: 50, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5535063010
2ndA551427525
3rdA552355401
4thA5027284604
5thM53284211
6thA41254522
7thA554243916
8thB5151162304
9thA540152306
10thA5139142702
11thB5136131803
12thB5149111702
13thB547791311
14thA513781101
15thB514581413
16thB513771411
17thB51397904
18thB51487901
19thB51386602
20thA503051211

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2009

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2009: 236.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2009

CH44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2009: 87.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2009, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years