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Wirral road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2012, and 734 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2011 (623), and casualties fell from 937.

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

Collisions in 2012
541
Down 13% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
734
Down 22% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Wirral in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight45083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight63587%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 541, down 13% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 541
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (17%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.8%)
  • February42 (7.8%)
  • March46 (8.5%)
  • April54 (10%)
  • May43 (7.9%)
  • June36 (6.7%)
  • July48 (8.9%)
  • August42 (7.8%)
  • September50 (9.2%)
  • October40 (7.4%)
  • November53 (9.8%)
  • December45 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (64%)
  • Wet or damp178 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph456 (84%)
  • 40 mph52 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (17%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (59%)
  • Pedestrian113 (15%)
  • Cyclist74 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (13%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 3591 (12%)
  • 36 to 45106 (14%)
  • 46 to 55122 (17%)
  • 56 to 6566 (9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.8%)
  • Over 7534 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (60%)
  • Passenger177 (24%)
  • Pedestrian113 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 75th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2012

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2012, with 29 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2012

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2012: 50, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551506808
2ndA552395915
3rdA553384606
4thA41274304
5thM53253500
6thA554232303
7thA5027203312
8thB5136161904
9thA540121303
10thB5148111802
11thA513991202
12thB514991101
13thB514581102
14thB51387701
15thB515171001
16thA50886700
17thB513751000
18thB51395701
19thB51435502
20thB54774401

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2012

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2012: 206.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2012

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2012: 73.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years