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Wirral road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2014, and 733 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013 (528), and casualties rose from 715.

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

Collisions in 2014
530
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
733
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2014

1.1% of collisions in Wirral in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious12323%
  • Slight40176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious13418%
  • Slight59381%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 530, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (21%)
  • Wednesday85 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday55 (10%)
  • Saturday65 (12%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (10%)
  • February32 (6%)
  • March44 (8.3%)
  • April46 (8.7%)
  • May46 (8.7%)
  • June36 (6.8%)
  • July46 (8.7%)
  • August47 (8.9%)
  • September39 (7.4%)
  • October50 (9.4%)
  • November46 (8.7%)
  • December45 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds440 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (72%)
  • Wet or damp145 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph443 (84%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph21 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (56%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)
  • Cyclist67 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2062 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 55109 (15%)
  • 56 to 6567 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7546 (6.3%)
  • Over 7544 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (60%)
  • Passenger162 (22%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 79th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2014

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2014, with 33 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2014

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2014: 32, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5533244111
2ndA41315107
3rdA551294119
4thA5522534010
5thA554253003
6thM53223813
7thB5136193103
8thB5151172311
9thA540141515
10thA5027132403
11thB51487800
12thB514971000
13thA51375801
14thB51385501
15thB51395704
16thA50304411
17thB51374502
18thA50883301
19thB51433301
20thB51453400

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2014

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2014: 198.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2014

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2014: 83.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2014, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years