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A544 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71 collisions on the A544 from 1980 to 2024, with 109 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 18 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A544 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
71
4,341st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
109
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
18
24 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the A544

On the A544, 2.8% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2024

  • Fatal22.8%
  • Serious1825%
  • Slight5172%

Where the A544 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,341st
Most casualties
4,238th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,133rd

A544 accidents by year

Collisions on the A544 peaked at 6 in 2011; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A544, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202323
202200
202100
202023
201922
201823
201711
201611
201511
201424
201300
201200
201166
201000
200900
200800
200722
200612
200511
200423
200322
200200
200147
200023
1999510
199800
199723
199611
199524
199423
199300
199222
199111
199012
198923
198835
198711
198614
198513
198424
198335
198211
198147
198035

When crashes happen on the A544

Thursday has the most collisions on the A544 (14), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (23).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (14%)
  • Wednesday7 (9.9%)
  • Thursday14 (20%)
  • Friday5 (7%)
  • Saturday12 (17%)
  • Sunday12 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (4.2%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (4.2%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (7%)
  • 9am to noon11 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm23 (32%)
  • 6pm to 9pm13 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8.5%)
  • February7 (9.9%)
  • March7 (9.9%)
  • April4 (5.6%)
  • May9 (13%)
  • June8 (11%)
  • July4 (5.6%)
  • August7 (9.9%)
  • September5 (7%)
  • October4 (5.6%)
  • November4 (5.6%)
  • December6 (8.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight50 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (9.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A544 crashes

On the A544, 68% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph19 (27%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph48 (68%)
  • 70 mph3 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (4.2%)
  • Other2 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry46 (65%)
  • Wet or damp23 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A544 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the A544, followed by motorcyclists (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (19%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car80 (68%)
  • Motorcycle20 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (21%)
  • 21 to 2515 (14%)
  • 26 to 3515 (14%)
  • 36 to 4514 (13%)
  • 46 to 5516 (15%)
  • 56 to 659 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.8%)
  • Over 753 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider68 (62%)
  • Passenger31 (28%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A544

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A544

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A544 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A544 were recorded in 2 council areas. Conwy has the most, with 63, followed by Wirral (6).

Collisions on the A544 in each area, 1980 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stConwy63100218
2ndWirral6700

A544 crashes by town

Of the 71 collisions on the A544, 5 were in the built-up area of Wallasey.

Recent crashes on the A544

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A544, from 5 October 2004 to 14 August 2024.

Severity