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Wirral road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2024, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2023 (401), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 2024
342
Down 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
421
Down 17% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2024

2% of collisions in Wirral in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious7823%
  • Slight25775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight33379%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 342, down 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 342
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March22 (6.4%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May24 (7%)
  • June27 (7.9%)
  • July29 (8.5%)
  • August18 (5.3%)
  • September43 (13%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December30 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (80%)
  • Wet or damp68 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (23%)
  • 30 mph234 (68%)
  • 40 mph17 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (46%)
  • Pedestrian85 (20%)
  • Cyclist76 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user10 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (12%)
  • 16 to 2034 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2532 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (8.6%)
  • Over 7536 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (62%)
  • Pedestrian85 (20%)
  • Passenger77 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (13%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 84th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2024

Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2024, with 24 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2024

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2024: 17, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551172006
2ndA553141705
3rdA552131804
4thA41101101
5thA554101314
6thA502791203
7thB515181702
8thA51377911
9thB513671002
10thA5406601
11thB51375801
12thB51385500
13thB51395502
14thM535501
15thB51434401
16thB51493402
17thB51723301
18thB51923400
19thA50292200
20thA51392400

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2024

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2024: 137.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2024

CH41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years