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Wirral road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2016, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (505), and casualties fell from 682.

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

Collisions in 2016
472
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
660
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Wirral in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious11524%
  • Slight35575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious12018%
  • Slight53882%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 472, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 472
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (18%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (11%)
  • February41 (8.7%)
  • March40 (8.5%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May31 (6.6%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August37 (7.8%)
  • September39 (8.3%)
  • October41 (8.7%)
  • November39 (8.3%)
  • December37 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (73%)
  • Wet or damp124 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph381 (81%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (3%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (57%)
  • Pedestrian104 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (13%)
  • Cyclist53 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (12%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (14%)
  • 46 to 5588 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7539 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (60%)
  • Passenger162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian104 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (73%)
  • Motorcycle87 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 87th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2016

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2016, with 40 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2016

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2016: 24, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551243416
2ndA552213005
3rdA41193803
4thB5136162304
5thA554141903
6thB5151121605
7thA553111602
8thA502791200
9thM5391102
10thA54081303
11thB51396601
12thA50885702
13thB51435600
14thA50304601
15thB51494601
16thA51393401
17thB51383600
18thB51473300
19thA51372501
20thB51402200

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2016

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2016: 189.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2016

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2016: 71.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years