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Wirral road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2010, and 925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (669), and casualties fell from 988.

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

Collisions in 2010
614
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
925
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Wirral in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9816%
  • Slight51384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious10511%
  • Slight81788%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 614, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (18%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February49 (8%)
  • March55 (9%)
  • April53 (8.6%)
  • May48 (7.8%)
  • June36 (5.9%)
  • July51 (8.3%)
  • August58 (9.4%)
  • September46 (7.5%)
  • October61 (9.9%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December50 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight495 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (69%)
  • Wet or damp144 (23%)
  • Frost or ice39 (6.4%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph502 (82%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (14%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (67%)
  • Pedestrian108 (12%)
  • Cyclist72 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20135 (15%)
  • 21 to 25113 (12%)
  • 26 to 35174 (19%)
  • 36 to 45145 (16%)
  • 46 to 55116 (13%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.9%)
  • Over 7526 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (60%)
  • Passenger264 (29%)
  • Pedestrian108 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car910 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 72nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2010

Liscard, Wirral, CH44 5UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2010, with 30 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2010

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2010: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551447705
2ndA41416007
3rdA552356006
4thA553324613
5thM53233702
6thA554213212
7thB5145172605
8thB5136162103
9thB5149162605
10thA540151900
11thB5151142101
12thA5027101502
13thA513781200
14thB513781100
15thB513881104
16thB514881002
17thA513961201
18thB547761102
19thA50294500
20thA50304600

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2010

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2010: 203.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2010

CH62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2010: 87.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years