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Wirral road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2023, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2022 (437), and casualties fell from 525.

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

Collisions in 2023
401
Down 8% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
505
Down 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2023

1% of collisions in Wirral in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9824%
  • Slight29975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10621%
  • Slight39578%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2023 is highlighted, with 401, down 8% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 401
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (11%)
  • February20 (5%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July26 (6.5%)
  • August27 (6.7%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November31 (7.7%)
  • December32 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (72%)
  • Wet or damp109 (27%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (11%)
  • 30 mph304 (76%)
  • 40 mph32 (8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9%)
  • Roundabout12 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (49%)
  • Cyclist97 (19%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6558 (11%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.9%)
  • Over 7536 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (66%)
  • Passenger91 (18%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (14%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 72nd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2023

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2023, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2023

The A553 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2023: 25, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA553253227
2ndA551202404
3rdA41172712
4thA552141601
5thB5136142005
6thA5549902
7thM5391403
8thA50887901
9thA54071005
10thB51496902
11thA50275601
12thB51485600
13thB51515502
14thB519251000
15thB51394500
16thB51454400
17thA51373601
18thB51373300
19thB51383501
20thA12200

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2023

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2023: 155.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2023

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2023: 63.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years