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Wirral road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2018, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2017 (447), and casualties fell from 628.

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

Collisions in 2018
449
Level with 2017
Casualties in 2018
584
Down 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2018

1.6% of collisions in Wirral in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8920%
  • Slight35379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious9616%
  • Slight48182%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 449, level with 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 449
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6%)
  • February33 (7.3%)
  • March33 (7.3%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July43 (9.6%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September34 (7.6%)
  • October40 (8.9%)
  • November35 (7.8%)
  • December42 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (76%)
  • Wet or damp99 (22%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph353 (79%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph18 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (49%)
  • Pedestrian120 (21%)
  • Cyclist67 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (10%)
  • 21 to 2557 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35123 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5575 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (8%)
  • Over 7524 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (60%)
  • Pedestrian120 (21%)
  • Passenger113 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wirral ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 76th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2018

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2018, with 29 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2018

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2018: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA553283806
2ndA551253818
3rdM53233511
4thA41141804
5thA554141602
6thA552111403
7thB5151112005
8thA540101106
9thA502791302
10thA50887801
11thB513671401
12thB514971002
13thB51486602
14thB51395701
15thA50304502
16thA51373601
17thB51373301
18thB51383500
19thB51453300
20thB51923500

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2018

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2018: 156.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2018

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2018: 77.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years