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Wirral road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2011, and 937 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2010 (614), and casualties rose from 925.

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

Collisions in 2011
623
Up 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
937
Up 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Wirral in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious10717%
  • Slight51182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious12113%
  • Slight81187%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2011 is highlighted, with 623, up 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.7%)
  • February43 (6.9%)
  • March57 (9.1%)
  • April46 (7.4%)
  • May64 (10%)
  • June58 (9.3%)
  • July54 (8.7%)
  • August60 (9.6%)
  • September50 (8%)
  • October45 (7.2%)
  • November47 (7.5%)
  • December51 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds520 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (74%)
  • Wet or damp152 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph515 (83%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (11%)
  • Roundabout49 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (62%)
  • Pedestrian118 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (11%)
  • Cyclist78 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6%)
  • 16 to 20140 (15%)
  • 21 to 2595 (10%)
  • 26 to 35143 (15%)
  • 36 to 45140 (15%)
  • 46 to 55129 (14%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.2%)
  • Over 7552 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (58%)
  • Passenger272 (29%)
  • Pedestrian118 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car859 (74%)
  • Motorcycle101 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 71st most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2011

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2011, with 44 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2011

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2011: 46, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA553465916
2ndA551404907
3rdA552386102
4thA41284423
5thM53255214
6thA5027212805
7thA540203216
8thB5136204307
9thB5149192904
10thB5151152603
11thA554112101
12thA5137101402
13thB514891602
14thB513781700
15thB514581001
16thA50304502
17thB54774801
18thA50883702
19thA51393301
20thB51383402

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2011

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2011: 241.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2011

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2011: 90.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years