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Wirral road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Wirral in 2025, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (342), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 2025
343
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
419
Level with 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wirral in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Wirral in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Wirral from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7823%
  • Slight26276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8220%
  • Slight33480%

Wirral road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wirral, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,387 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 343, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 343
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.2%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March24 (7%)
  • April28 (8.2%)
  • May31 (9%)
  • June23 (6.7%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August26 (7.6%)
  • September30 (8.7%)
  • October27 (7.9%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December28 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (76%)
  • Wet or damp75 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph104 (30%)
  • 30 mph190 (55%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (2%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wirral in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (47%)
  • Cyclist79 (19%)
  • Pedestrian79 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (10%)
  • 16 to 2040 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2526 (6.2%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (13%)
  • 66 to 7537 (8.8%)
  • Over 7522 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (67%)
  • Pedestrian79 (19%)
  • Passenger58 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (14%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wirral in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wirral had the 87th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wirral in 2025

Liscard, Wirral, CH44 5UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wirral in 2025, with 19 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Wirral with the most crashes in 2025

The A551 had the most collisions in Wirral in 2025: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wirral, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551192205
2ndA553161804
3rdM53151915
4thA55481110
5thB515181403
6thA502771101
7thA5527902
8thB51367901
9thA416701
10thA51375600
11thB51385600
12thA5404400
13thB51434402
14thB51454500
15thA50293402
16thA50303300
17thB51393300
18thB51723501
19thB51923401
20thA51392310

Towns in Wirral: crashes in 2025

Birkenhead had the most collisions of any town in Wirral in 2025: 108.

Postcode districts in Wirral: crashes in 2025

CH43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wirral in 2025: 45.

Latest crashes in Wirral in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Wirral in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Wirral road accidents in other years