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CH61 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,572 road traffic collisions in the CH61 postcode district, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 315 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,572
1,944th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,215
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
32 people killed
Serious collisions
315
386 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CH61

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291.8%
  • Serious31520%
  • Slight1,22878%

What the data shows

  • CH61 had 132 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 235 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in CH61 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 306 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH61, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in CH61.

Where CH61 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,944th
Most casualties
1,928th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
1,968th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (13%)
  • Tuesday239 (15%)
  • Wednesday221 (14%)
  • Thursday230 (15%)
  • Friday259 (16%)
  • Saturday223 (14%)
  • Sunday191 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,145 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,497 (95%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,244 (79%)
  • 40 mph123 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph34 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph154 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,210 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds228 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Other29 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,381 (62%)
  • Pedestrian283 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (10%)
  • Cyclist198 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH61 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH61, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CH61 peaked at 60 in 1987; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251115
20241214
20231318
20222324
20211416
20201011
20191318
20181318
2017911
20161422
20152025
20141926
20131619
20122328
20112435
20102130
20091520
20082842
20073867
20063151
20052947
20042943
20033543
20024058
20013451
20004864
19994354
19985980
19975386
19964972
19954280
19943866
19933552
19924052
19913138
19905367
19894363
19884575
19876079
19865572
19855173
19844959
19835774
19824760
19815680
19803444
19795073

Map of recent crashes in CH61

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH61

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH61

The 24 most recent collisions in CH61 happened between 28 November 2023 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH61

The B5138 has the most collisions in CH61, 404 of 1,572 (26%), followed by the A551 (204).

Collisions in CH61 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5138404559579
2ndA551204306444
3rdA540127238738
4thB51513410

Council area for CH61

CH61 is in Wirral, where police recorded 43,865 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CH61 accounts for 3.6% of them.

Towns in CH61

Collisions in CH61 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Heswall (1,035) and Barnston, Wirral (105).