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CH49 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,420 road traffic collisions in the CH49 postcode district, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 492 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
3,420
1,121st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,728
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
38 people killed
Serious collisions
492
551 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CH49

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal381.1%
  • Serious49214%
  • Slight2,89085%

What the data shows

  • CH49 had 309 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 518 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in CH49 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 727 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH49, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in CH49.

Where CH49 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,121st
Most casualties
1,077th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
1,507th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday488 (14%)
  • Tuesday499 (15%)
  • Wednesday533 (16%)
  • Thursday529 (15%)
  • Friday565 (17%)
  • Saturday449 (13%)
  • Sunday357 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,557 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit771 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,474 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway489 (14%)
  • Roundabout372 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (2%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph2,467 (72%)
  • 40 mph678 (20%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph185 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,626 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds511 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other68 (2%)
  • Not recorded66 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,901 (61%)
  • Pedestrian706 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist452 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist336 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant136 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant79 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH49 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH49, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CH49 peaked at 132 in 2000; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252531
20242935
20232834
20224456
20213349
20202536
20193144
20183145
20172130
20164265
20153542
20143455
20135078
20124868
20115071
201054100
200963101
200866114
20075278
200666103
200583119
200493134
200389139
200299140
200183112
2000132183
1999101142
1998106163
1997108139
199695132
1995106144
1994108153
199383105
1992104154
1991102137
199098136
19897196
198886120
198780102
198693126
1985100121
1984120149
198392112
198290108
19817997
1980102122
197990108

Map of recent crashes in CH49

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH49

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH49

The 24 most recent collisions in CH49 happened between 1 February and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH49

The A551 has the most collisions in CH49, 620 of 3,420 (18%), followed by the A552 (454).

Collisions in CH49 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA551620853385
2ndA552454669952
3rdB5139323427366
4thA5027305456230
5thM53217317527
6thB519281500
7thA520741001

Council area for CH49

CH49 is in Wirral, where police recorded 43,865 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CH49 accounts for 7.8% of them.

Towns in CH49

Collisions in CH49 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Birkenhead (1,803) and Greasby (525).