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Wirral road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2015, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2014 (530), and casualties fell from 733.

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

Collisions in 2015
505
Down 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
682
Down 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2015

1.4% of collisions in Wirral in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious12224%
  • Slight37674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious13219%
  • Slight54380%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 505, down 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 505
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.3%)
  • February50 (9.9%)
  • March34 (6.7%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May39 (7.7%)
  • June44 (8.7%)
  • July37 (7.3%)
  • August41 (8.1%)
  • September50 (9.9%)
  • October43 (8.5%)
  • November40 (7.9%)
  • December43 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (69%)
  • Wet or damp155 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph408 (81%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph25 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (57%)
  • Pedestrian109 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35122 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5599 (15%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.8%)
  • Over 7551 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (62%)
  • Passenger149 (22%)
  • Pedestrian109 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (72%)
  • Motorcycle92 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 77th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2015

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2015, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2015

The A41 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2015: 28, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41284017
2ndA551253208
3rdM53243505
4thA554233204
5thA552223405
6thA553192727
7thA540132305
8thB5151131603
9thB513671204
10thB51387703
11thA50276601
12thA508861300
13thA50305701
14thB51455800
15thB51495602
16thB51394501
17thA50293301
18thB51373301
19thB51413301
20thB51423300

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2015

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2015: 166.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2015

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2015: 79.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years