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Wirral road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2021, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (382), and casualties rose from 490.

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

Collisions in 2021
415
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
529
Up 8% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Wirral in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8621%
  • Slight32478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious9618%
  • Slight42881%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 415, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 415
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday85 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February18 (4.3%)
  • March40 (9.6%)
  • April34 (8.2%)
  • May23 (5.5%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July49 (12%)
  • August37 (8.9%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October29 (7%)
  • November37 (8.9%)
  • December40 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (75%)
  • Wet or damp99 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (6%)
  • 30 mph333 (80%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (50%)
  • Cyclist103 (19%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 35112 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6%)
  • Over 7527 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (65%)
  • Passenger96 (18%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (14%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 68th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2021

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area and Rock Ferry, Wirral, CH42 3TF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Wirral in 2021, with 20 collisions each.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2021

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2021: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA553252908
2ndA551233307
3rdB5136192615
4thA554182906
5thA5027152002
6thB5151121413
7thA552112001
8thA540101101
9thA508891001
10thA418900
11thB51487902
12thM5371110
13thA51376800
14thB51395600
15thB51455600
16thA50284500
17thB51493300
18thA50302200
19thA51392300
20thB51372300

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2021

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2021: 147.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2021

CH44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2021: 58.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years