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CH48 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,611 road traffic collisions in the CH48 postcode district, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 273 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,611
1,931st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,233
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
17 people killed
Serious collisions
273
310 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CH48

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious27317%
  • Slight1,32482%

What the data shows

  • CH48 had 166 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 256 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in CH48 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 263 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH48, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in CH48.

Where CH48 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,931st
Most casualties
1,926th
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
2,074th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday219 (14%)
  • Tuesday221 (14%)
  • Wednesday219 (14%)
  • Thursday246 (15%)
  • Friday278 (17%)
  • Saturday233 (14%)
  • Sunday195 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,233 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,489 (92%)
  • Roundabout55 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,199 (74%)
  • 40 mph69 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph78 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph236 (15%)
  • 70 mph12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,296 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,383 (62%)
  • Pedestrian303 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist220 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist190 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH48 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH48, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CH48 peaked at 58 in 1990; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251516
20241820
20231420
20221721
20211418
20201723
20191829
20181416
20171925
20162026
20151624
20141922
20132332
20122229
20111622
20102532
20093245
20082231
20074154
20064059
20053858
20043250
20034358
20024475
20015168
20004367
19994052
19984264
19974463
19964759
19954666
19944560
19934461
19924666
19915773
19905886
19893855
19884655
19875884
19864659
19853149
19843949
19834075
19824562
19813750
19804351
19794654

Map of recent crashes in CH48

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH48

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH48

The 24 most recent collisions in CH48 happened between 4 September 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH48

The A540 has the most collisions in CH48, 472 of 1,611 (29%), followed by the B5139 (235).

Collisions in CH48 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5404726921093
2ndB5139235337438
3rdB5141113140017
4thB51406098014
5thB5192295207

Council area for CH48

CH48 is in Wirral, where police recorded 43,865 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CH48 accounts for 3.7% of them.

Towns in CH48

Collisions in CH48 were recorded in 4 towns, led by West Kirby (975) and Caldy (134).