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CH45 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,197 road traffic collisions in the CH45 postcode district, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 576 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
3,197
1,222nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,175
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
45 people killed
Serious collisions
576
631 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 29% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CH45

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal381.2%
  • Serious57618%
  • Slight2,58381%

What the data shows

  • CH45 had 322 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 457 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CH45 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 718 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH45, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in CH45.

Where CH45 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,222nd
Most casualties
1,256th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
1,276th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday404 (13%)
  • Tuesday458 (14%)
  • Wednesday429 (13%)
  • Thursday476 (15%)
  • Friday544 (17%)
  • Saturday512 (16%)
  • Sunday374 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,304 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit805 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,496 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway437 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road127 (4%)
  • Roundabout124 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,925 (91%)
  • 40 mph170 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph47 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,525 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds391 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds77 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other57 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded58 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,137 (51%)
  • Pedestrian835 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist539 (13%)
  • Cyclist419 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant118 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant48 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH45 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH45, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CH45 peaked at 119 in 1979; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253236
20242728
20233341
20223243
20213957
20203846
20193756
20183035
20173345
20162124
20153040
20144257
20134462
20123950
20114364
20103850
20094774
20084759
20075380
200674114
20056892
200486109
2003108147
200292128
200178109
200095131
199995127
199887115
199782119
199688118
199576105
199494119
199390115
19927394
199193115
19907699
198985102
198896124
198794113
198681104
198588106
1984103123
198388106
198280101
198195114
1980108128
1979119151

Map of recent crashes in CH45

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH45

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH45

The 24 most recent collisions in CH45 happened between 3 April and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH45

The A554 has the most collisions in CH45, 742 of 3,197 (23%), followed by the A551 (483).

Collisions in CH45 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5547421,01817136
2ndA551483642478
3rdB5143212275151
4thB547786112113
5thB514282112012
6thB5413151802
7thA51397902
8thM535712
9thA584400
10thA5523303
11thA5533400

Council areas covering CH45

Collisions in CH45 were recorded in 4 council areas. Wirral has 3,182 of 3,197 (99.5%).

Collisions in CH45 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral3,1824,15638574
2ndSt. Helens8901
3rdLiverpool4500
4thSefton3501

Town in CH45

Of the 3,197 collisions in CH45, 2,821 (88%) were in Wallasey.