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Wirral road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2019, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2018 (449), and casualties fell from 584.

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

Collisions in 2019
410
Down 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
570
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Wirral in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight33281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8014%
  • Slight48785%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 410, down 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 410
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (18%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.8%)
  • February32 (7.8%)
  • March32 (7.8%)
  • April30 (7.3%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June31 (7.6%)
  • July26 (6.3%)
  • August36 (8.8%)
  • September35 (8.5%)
  • October40 (9.8%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (65%)
  • Wet or damp134 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph331 (81%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (1%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (61%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)
  • Cyclist66 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2061 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5585 (15%)
  • 56 to 6559 (10%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.3%)
  • Over 7543 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (61%)
  • Passenger130 (23%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 90th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2019

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2019, with 31 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2019

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2019: 33, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551334504
2ndA553182613
3rdA552152104
4thM53132000
5thB5136111303
6thA5027101601
7thA55491304
8thA4181400
9thB515181100
10thA5406702
11thB51396800
12thA50885702
13thA51394601
14thB51484500
15thB51494600
16thA51373301
17thB51453301
18thA50292300
19thB51372201
20thB51382301

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2019

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2019: 153.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2019

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2019: 63.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2019, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years