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Barnston (Wirral) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Barnston, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
105
2,760th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
155
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
25
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barnston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious2524%
  • Slight7874%

What the data shows

  • Barnston had 10 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 14 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Barnston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Barnston are between 6am and 9am, with 18% of collisions.
  • 10 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barnston, 6.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Barnston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,760th
Most casualties
2,629th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,540th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (19%)
  • Tuesday11 (10%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday13 (12%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (80%)
  • 40 mph10 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant116 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barnston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barnston peaked at 7 in 2005; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202433
202335
202200
202100
202011
201900
201812
201712
201611
201522
201444
201311
201200
201100
201034
200900
200800
200722
200622
2005713
200412
200335
200269
200123
200011
199944
199845
199739
199600
199512
199435
199322
1992410
199111
199034
1989411
198869
198746
198656
198522
198422
198334
198222
198133
198011
197945

Map of recent crashes in Barnston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barnston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barnston

The 24 most recent collisions in Barnston happened between 28 January 2006 and 25 November 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barnston

Of the 105 collisions in Barnston, 72 were on the A551.

Collisions in Barnston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55172109217

Council area for Barnston

Barnston is in Wirral, where police recorded 43,865 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Barnston accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Barnston

All 105 collisions in Barnston were in the CH61 postcode district.