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A5137 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 collisions on the A5137 from 1979 to 2025, with 589 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 58 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A5137, down 29% from 7 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
404
2,293rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
589
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
58
72 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Down 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5137

On the A5137, 1.2% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight34184%

Where the A5137 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,293rd
Most casualties
2,169th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,746th

A5137 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5137 peaked at 18 in 1987 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5137, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202479
202336
202222
202168
202033
201933
201836
2017511
201625
201524
201458
201322
201223
20111014
2010812
2009811
200867
2007711
2006713
20051217
2004916
20031724
20021222
2001914
2000915
19991117
199878
19971319
19961217
19951722
19941417
1993719
19921016
19911420
19901014
198933
19881425
19871824
19861516
19851114
19841824
19831415
19821426
198156
198056
197989

When crashes happen on the A5137

Thursday has the most collisions on the A5137 (73), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (116).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (10%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (2.7%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.5%)
  • 6am to 9am63 (16%)
  • 9am to noon49 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm73 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm116 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm52 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight38 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March37 (9.2%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May36 (8.9%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July39 (9.7%)
  • August32 (7.9%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October30 (7.4%)
  • November39 (9.7%)
  • December25 (6.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight306 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5137 crashes

On the A5137, 48% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph193 (48%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (4%)
  • 60 mph143 (35%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other18 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (63%)
  • Wet or damp131 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (71%)
  • Roundabout105 (26%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5137 crashes

Car occupants make up 74% of the people killed or injured on the A5137, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car575 (79%)
  • Motorcycle73 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20105 (18%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.6%)
  • Over 7526 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (66%)
  • Passenger173 (29%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5137

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5137

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5137 crashes by council area

All 404 collisions on the A5137 were in Wirral.

Collisions on the A5137 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral404589558

A5137 crashes by town

Collisions on the A5137 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Bebington (51) and Heswall (44).

Recent crashes on the A5137

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5137, from 27 December 2020 to 29 September 2025.

Severity