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A5088 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 collisions on the A5088 from 1979 to 2023, with 472 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 57 serious, and 7 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A5088 was on 22 December 2023.

Collisions since 1979
349
2,490th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
472
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
57
64 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
22 Dec 2023
Busiest year
1983
18 collisions

Crash severity on the A5088

On the A5088, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5716%
  • Slight28682%

Where the A5088 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,490th
Most casualties
2,485th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
2,775th

A5088 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5088 peaked at 18 in 1983, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the A5088, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202379
202266
2021910
202000
201957
201878
201769
201657
2015613
201433
201349
201267
201137
201038
200945
200844
200755
200611
20051117
2004910
20031314
200266
2001914
2000713
1999813
19981010
1997915
199655
199569
19941216
19931624
1992913
19911016
1990811
19891517
19881011
198745
19861011
19851118
1984710
19831819
19821518
1981611
198078
19791420

When crashes happen on the A5088

Friday has the most collisions on the A5088 (64), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (104).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am12 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am34 (9.7%)
  • 9am to noon49 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm62 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm104 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm55 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight31 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.6%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March19 (5.4%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May20 (5.7%)
  • June44 (13%)
  • July16 (4.6%)
  • August30 (8.6%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October25 (7.2%)
  • November49 (14%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight246 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5088 crashes

On the A5088, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph341 (98%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (69%)
  • Wet or damp100 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • Roundabout35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5088 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the A5088, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (14%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (72%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other17 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (24%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (60%)
  • Passenger126 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A5088

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A5088

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5088 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5088 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wirral has the most, with 340, followed by Liverpool (6).

Collisions on the A5088 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral340458557
2ndLiverpool6910

A5088 crashes by town

Collisions on the A5088 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Wallasey (224) and Birkenhead (112).

Latest recorded crashes on the A5088

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A5088, from 3 September 2019 to 22 December 2023.

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