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Wirral road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2020, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (410), and casualties fell from 570.

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

Collisions in 2020
382
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
490
Down 14% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2020

0.8% of collisions in Wirral in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8723%
  • Slight29276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight39581%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2020 is highlighted, with 382, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 382
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (9.9%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (13%)
  • February34 (8.9%)
  • March36 (9.4%)
  • April12 (3.1%)
  • May18 (4.7%)
  • June25 (6.5%)
  • July36 (9.4%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September36 (9.4%)
  • October27 (7.1%)
  • November27 (7.1%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (70%)
  • Wet or damp111 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph313 (82%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (1%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (13%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (53%)
  • Cyclist93 (19%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (10%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (11%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.7%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (64%)
  • Passenger103 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (13%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 66th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2020

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2020, with 25 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2020

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2020: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551202304
2ndA553192305
3rdA41182314
4thA552152302
5thB5136151904
6thB5151141603
7thA554131905
8thA5027121600
9thA503061001
10thB51496601
11thA5405500
12thB51485600
13thB51725801
14thB513741010
15thB51394401
16thB51414401
17thB51454502
18thM534601
19thA50293301
20thA51373301

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2020

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2020: 159.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2020

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2020: 70.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years