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Bidston and St James, Wirral, CH43 7SX area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
476
1,329th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
679
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Collisions in 2025
13
Up 18% on 2024

Crash severity at the CH43 7SX hotspot

76 of the 476 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight40084%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
5
Seriously injured
77
Slightly injured
597
All casualties
679

Accidents by year at the CH43 7SX hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 41 in 2003, against an average of 19 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CH43 7SX hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251316
20241115
20231316
202268
202166
2020910
20191930
20181417
20171520
20161626
20151625
20141521
20131321
20121827
20111823
20101824
20092433
20082640
20072838
20061628
20053043
20043050
20034153
20022638
20013551

Map of crashes at the CH43 7SX hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CH43 7SX.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bidston and St James, Wirral, CH43 7SX 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 7SX 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.

Ward
Bidston and St James
Council area
Wirral
Nearest postcode to the centre
CH43 7SX
Postcode district
CH43
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.39931, -3.05851
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
5 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,329th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CH43 7SX hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A553, with 179 of 476, followed by the A5027 with 87.

Collisions at the CH43 7SX hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA553179273323
2ndA502787134117
3rdA5088192904
4thB5151121904
5thA5522200
6thA11100
7thA50301101
8thA50801100
9thA51391100
10thA52071300
11thB51461100

Towns near the CH43 7SX hotspot

449 of the 476 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birkenhead.

All 476 crashes at the CH43 7SX hotspot

Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 5 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year