Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on the M53 in Wirral, 22 Nov 2025, 08:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052502146
Bidston and St James, Wirral, CH43 7AE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 194 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bidston and St James ward, Wirral, from 2001 to 2025, with 278 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 194
- 4,377th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 278
- 1.43 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the CH43 7AE hotspot
36 of the 194 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31.5%
- Serious3317%
- Slight15881%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 39
- Slightly injured
- 235
- All casualties
- 278
Accidents by year at the CH43 7AE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2002, against an average of 7.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CH43 7AE hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 11 | 19 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 | 13 |
| 2005 | 10 | 24 |
| 2004 | 19 | 30 |
| 2003 | 19 | 27 |
| 2002 | 20 | 31 |
| 2001 | 18 | 21 |
Map of crashes at the CH43 7AE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CH43 7AE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bidston and St James, Wirral, CH43 7AE area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CH43 7AE hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the CH43 7AE hotspot
79 of the 194 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birkenhead.
Accident hotspots near CH43 7AE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Leasowe and Moreton East, Wirral, CH46 1SW area, 1.2 km away, with 89 collisions.
- Leasowe and Moreton East, Wirral, CH46 1SW area1.2 km away, 149 casualties89 collisions
- Claughton, Wirral, CH43 9RY area1.3 km away, 359 casualties242 collisions
- Bidston and St James, Wirral, CH43 7RH area1.4 km away, 334 casualties241 collisions
- Upton, Wirral, CH49 4NR area1.5 km away, 478 casualties312 collisions
- Leasowe and Moreton East, Wirral, CH46 8TW area1.7 km away, 565 casualties447 collisions
- Bidston and St James, Wirral, CH43 7SX area1.8 km away, 679 casualties476 collisions
- Moreton West and Saughall Massie, Wirral, CH49 4NP area2.1 km away, 115 casualties72 collisions
- Greasby, Frankby and Irby, Wirral, CH49 6QG area2.3 km away, 240 casualties171 collisions
All 194 crashes at the CH43 7AE hotspot
Newest first, from 26 January 2001 to 22 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Honda CBR crash on the M53 in Wirral, 12 Sep 2025, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501696
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 22 May 2025, 07:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501021
- Slight
Aprilia crash on the M53 in Wirral, 23 Apr 2025, 12:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500802
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 22 Nov 2024, 12:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052402615
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 24 May 2024, 23:45
- Kia Ceed and Toyota C-HR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052401247
- Slight
Mini One crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 6 May 2024, 00:30
- Mini One and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400969
- Slight
Fiat Panda crash on the A5027 in Wirral, 15 Jan 2024, 17:15
- Fiat Panda and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400157
- Slight
Car crash on the A5027 in Wirral, 13 Oct 2023, 16:40
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052302446
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 17 Sep 2023, 16:05
- Peugeot 308 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052302203
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 20 Jan 2023, 10:30
- Ford Fiesta and Hyundai ix35
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052300195
- Serious
Mini Countryman crash on the M53 in Wirral, 7 Aug 2022, 12:50
- Mini Countryman and Suzuki GSXR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022050573514
- Slight
Alfa Romeo Giulietta crash on the M53 in Wirral, 22 Jul 2022, 15:00
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta and Peugeot 5008
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022052201841
- Fatal
Suzuki GSXR crash on the M53 in Wirral, 17 Jul 2022, 19:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052201772
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 13 Feb 2022, 08:15
- Toyota Prius and Fiat 500L
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052200364
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the M53 in Wirral, 8 Jan 2022, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022050017944
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the M53 in Wirral, 22 Nov 2021, 21:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052102729
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A5027 in Wirral, 24 Oct 2021, 02:00
- Ford KA and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021052102311
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 21 Oct 2021, 21:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052102296
- Slight
Honda CRV crash on the M53 in Wirral, 22 Apr 2021, 16:40
- Honda CRV and a van
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2021052100710
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 5 Apr 2021, 12:30
- A motorcycle and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052100545
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A5027 in Wirral, 25 Feb 2021, 13:47
- Hyundai i10 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052100299
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 22 Feb 2021, 17:10
- Peugeot 208 and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052100262
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 17 Nov 2020, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052002351
- Slight
Renault Twingo crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 26 Oct 2020, 20:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052002225
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 5 May 2020, 08:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052000947
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 21 Feb 2020, 17:56
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052000573
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A5027 in Wirral, 24 Sep 2019, 07:38
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019051912449
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 9 Feb 2019, 18:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019051910441
- Serious
Audi S5 crash on the A5027 in Wirral, 8 Dec 2018, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 4 casualties
Ref 2018051840584
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the M53 in Wirral, 11 Nov 2018, 19:30
- Fiat 500 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018051840293
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M53 in Wirral, 17 Jul 2018, 05:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018051801697
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 30 Mar 2018, 12:57
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018051800738
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the M53 in Wirral, 23 Mar 2018, 14:05
- Skoda Octavia and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018051800663
- Slight
BMW M1 crash on the M53 in Wirral, 16 Feb 2018, 08:50
- BMW M1 and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201805T041001
- Fatal
Honda Jazz crash on the M53 in Wirral, 17 Sep 2017, 03:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017051702244
- Slight
Car crash on the M53 in Wirral, 22 Jul 2017, 16:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017057234228
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on the M53 in Wirral, 16 Feb 2017, 12:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017051700410
- Serious
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the M53 in Wirral, 19 Nov 2016, 05:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016051603898
- Slight
Audi S3 crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 1 Oct 2016, 20:35
- Audi S3 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016051603143
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A5027 in Wirral, 9 Feb 2016, 18:35
- Skoda Octavia and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016051600506
- Slight
Volkswagen Transporter crash on the M53 in Wirral, 26 Sep 2015, 04:50
- Volkswagen Transporter and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015051600024
- Serious
Fiat Panda crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 4 Sep 2015, 07:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015051502113
- Serious
Citroen Xsara crash on the M53 in Wirral, 18 Apr 2015, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015051501079
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on the M53 in Wirral, 25 Jan 2015, 13:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015051500269
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Wirral, 22 Jan 2015, 10:30
- Vauxhall Zafira and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2015051500230
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the M53 in Wirral, 26 Nov 2014, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014051500480
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in Wirral, 20 Nov 2014, 17:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014051400373