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CH60 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,326 road traffic collisions in the CH60 postcode district, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 205 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,326
2,049th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,773
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
205
233 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CH60

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious20515%
  • Slight1,10683%

What the data shows

  • CH60 had 99 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 188 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in CH60 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 192 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH60, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in CH60.

Where CH60 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,049th
Most casualties
2,082nd
Most fatal collisions
2,285th
Most serious collisions
2,225th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (14%)
  • Tuesday197 (15%)
  • Wednesday175 (13%)
  • Thursday231 (17%)
  • Friday219 (17%)
  • Saturday181 (14%)
  • Sunday142 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,008 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,233 (93%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph980 (74%)
  • 40 mph250 (19%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph66 (5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,047 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,085 (61%)
  • Pedestrian261 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (10%)
  • Cyclist158 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH60 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH60, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CH60 peaked at 48 in 1986; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
2024810
202368
20221113
20211010
20201011
20191214
20181722
2017812
20161218
20151823
20141318
20131318
20121113
20112738
20101316
20091315
20082843
20072433
20062838
20053548
20042731
20033552
20022939
20012935
20003754
19993654
19983952
19973960
19964558
19954660
19944459
19933449
19923757
19913553
19903446
19894249
19884359
19873947
19864880
19854148
19844157
19834655
19823136
19814255
19803746
19794856

Map of recent crashes in CH60

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH60

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH60

The 24 most recent collisions in CH60 happened between 23 June 2022 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH60

The A540 has the most collisions in CH60, 525 of 1,326 (40%), followed by the A551 (155).

Collisions in CH60 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA540525712482
2ndA551155232521
3rdB5138118158215
4thA51375678010
5thB5135111713
6thB51376600

Council areas covering CH60

Collisions in CH60 were recorded in 3 council areas. Wirral has 1,314 of 1,326 (99%).

Collisions in CH60 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral1,3141,75514202
2ndCheshire West and Chester91112
3rdCheshire East3701

Town in CH60

Of the 1,326 collisions in CH60, 1,174 (89%) were in Heswall.