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Wirral road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2017, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (472), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 2017
447
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
628
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Wirral in 2017 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious11426%
  • Slight32974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious12520%
  • Slight49979%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 447, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 447
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday87 (19%)
  • Friday54 (12%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.9%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March42 (9.4%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May32 (7.2%)
  • June30 (6.7%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December27 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (76%)
  • Wet or damp101 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph354 (79%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (53%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (14%)
  • Cyclist65 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (11%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35109 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55103 (16%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7544 (7%)
  • Over 7541 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (61%)
  • Passenger145 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car575 (71%)
  • Motorcycle82 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 83rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2017

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2017, with 37 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2017

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2017: 30, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551304301
2ndA553283706
3rdM53254515
4thA552213307
5thA41172306
6thB5136141814
7thB5151121805
8thA55491602
9thA54071000
10thB51457803
11thB51487704
12thB514971201
13thA50886901
14thA513961203
15thB519261410
16thA50275701
17thA513751101
18thB51394501
19thA50303401
20thB51383302

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2017

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2017: 167.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2017

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2017: 69.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years