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Wirral road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2022, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2021 (415), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 2022
437
Up 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
525
Down 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2022

0.9% of collisions in Wirral in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious9622%
  • Slight33777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight42280%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2022 is highlighted, with 437, up 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 437
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (9.8%)
  • Friday84 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (11%)
  • February31 (7.1%)
  • March27 (6.2%)
  • April26 (5.9%)
  • May24 (5.5%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August37 (8.5%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December32 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (77%)
  • Wet or damp94 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph359 (82%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (48%)
  • Cyclist102 (19%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2543 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 35100 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (10%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.5%)
  • Over 7535 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (67%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Passenger84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (13%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 64th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2022

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2022, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2022

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2022: 29, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551293203
2ndA553162103
3rdA41152005
4thA554152004
5thM53131814
6thA540121412
7thA552101104
8thB5138101103
9thB515181203
10thA50886601
11thB51376901
12thB51496600
13thA50275501
14thB51365602
15thB51395802
16thB51485611
17thA50294401
18thB51454502
19thB51423301
20thB51923600

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2022

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2022: 159.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2022

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2022: 61.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years