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Prenton, Wirral, CH43 3AP area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
431
1,567th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
634
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
8
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the CH43 3AP hotspot

44 of the 431 collisions here (10%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious429.7%
  • Slight38790%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
47
Slightly injured
585
All casualties
634

Accidents by year at the CH43 3AP hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 46 in 2002, against an average of 17 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CH43 3AP hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
202477
202389
20221216
2021817
202046
2019913
201869
201733
2016914
20151314
2014712
20131419
20121217
20111324
20101528
20092033
20082234
20072434
20063253
20053755
20043343
20033558
20024656
20013450

Map of crashes at the CH43 3AP hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CH43 3AP.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Prenton, Wirral, CH43 3AP 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 3AP 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
Prenton
Council area
Wirral
Nearest postcode to the centre
CH43 3AP
Postcode district
CH43
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.37, -3.06849
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
3 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,567th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CH43 3AP hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A552, with 230 of 431, followed by the M53 with 111.

Collisions at the CH43 3AP hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA552230345020
2ndM53111169212
3rdA5621100

Towns near the CH43 3AP hotspot

213 of the 431 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birkenhead.

All 431 crashes at the CH43 3AP hotspot

Newest first, from 2 January 2001 to 3 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year