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Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
1,020
342nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
1,425
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Collisions in 2025
10
Down 58% on 2024

Crash severity at the CH41 6NZ hotspot

200 of the 1,020 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious19419%
  • Slight82080%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
6
Seriously injured
205
Slightly injured
1,214
All casualties
1,425

Accidents by year at the CH41 6NZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 84 in 2002, against an average of 41 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CH41 6NZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
20242431
20232435
20223344
20212024
20202530
20193142
20182942
20173750
20164049
20153341
20143350
20133539
20122941
20114466
20102739
20094149
20083748
20074672
20066299
20056295
20046287
200373112
200284115
200179113

Map of crashes at the CH41 6NZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CH41 6NZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the CH41 6NZ 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
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Council area
Wirral
Nearest postcode to the centre
CH41 6NZ
Postcode district
CH41
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.38978, -3.02755
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
12 December 2025
Rank by collisions
342nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CH41 6NZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A552, with 222 of 1,020, followed by the A553 with 158.

Collisions at the CH41 6NZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA552222322150
2ndA553158226130
3rdA502991113213
4thB5148516806
5thB5147364206
6thB54175502
7thA50391100
8thA51481100
9thB51431101
10thB51491200

Towns near the CH41 6NZ hotspot

All 1,020 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birkenhead.

All 1,020 crashes at the CH41 6NZ hotspot

Newest first, from 2 January 2001 to 12 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year