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Wirral road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2013, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2012 (541), and casualties fell from 734.

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

Collisions in 2013
528
Down 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
715
Down 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Wirral in 2013 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious11822%
  • Slight40677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious12217%
  • Slight58982%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 528, down 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 528
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.4%)
  • February43 (8.1%)
  • March31 (5.9%)
  • April39 (7.4%)
  • May41 (7.8%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July60 (11%)
  • August33 (6.3%)
  • September51 (9.7%)
  • October48 (9.1%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December38 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (74%)
  • Wet or damp129 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph457 (87%)
  • 40 mph37 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph21 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (11%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (56%)
  • Pedestrian122 (17%)
  • Cyclist83 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2064 (9%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (18%)
  • 36 to 45107 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.1%)
  • Over 7547 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (59%)
  • Passenger171 (24%)
  • Pedestrian122 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 75th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2013

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2013, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2013

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2013: 41, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5534153010
2ndA41284007
3rdA5027284604
4thA551283903
5thA552232917
6thM53213002
7thA540183109
8thB5136182306
9thB5151141802
10thA554131503
11thB514991304
12thB514581103
13thB51376701
14thA50295500
15thA51395502
16thB51425801
17thB51485901
18thA50884900
19thB51724601
20thB54774601

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2013

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2013: 202.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2013

CH42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2013: 65.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2013, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years