Skip to main content
CrashStats

Bebington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,067 road traffic collisions in Bebington, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 1,039 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
6,067
181st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
8,089
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
72 people killed
Serious collisions
1,039
1,144 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bebington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal661.1%
  • Serious1,03917%
  • Slight4,96282%

What the data shows

  • Bebington had 528 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 888 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Bebington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,281 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bebington, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Bebington.

Where Bebington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
181st
Most casualties
172nd
Most fatal collisions
163rd
Most serious collisions
177th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday844 (14%)
  • Tuesday871 (14%)
  • Wednesday909 (15%)
  • Thursday979 (16%)
  • Friday1,015 (17%)
  • Saturday777 (13%)
  • Sunday672 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,502 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,414 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,737 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway960 (16%)
  • Roundabout296 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph4,710 (78%)
  • 40 mph1,084 (18%)
  • 50 mph40 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph70 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph114 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,784 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds816 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds112 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds92 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other98 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded114 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,507 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,300 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,015 (13%)
  • Cyclist768 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant230 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant107 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bebington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bebington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bebington peaked at 197 in 1983; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253749
20244558
20235772
20225462
20214249
20205367
20195575
20186275
20176178
201662105
20157099
20146995
20137193
20126188
201191144
2010109149
200992135
200898132
2007108158
2006119175
2005124177
2004116171
2003165238
2002122169
2001162213
2000178246
1999182263
1998187251
1997157240
1996180243
1995191262
1994190266
1993157227
1992180228
1991187244
1990195261
1989155194
1988191237
1987164211
1986183224
1985179209
1984181220
1983197238
1982177223
1981186228
1980194235
1979171213

Map of recent crashes in Bebington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bebington

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bebington

The 24 most recent collisions in Bebington happened between 10 April and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bebington

The A41 has the most collisions in Bebington, 1,436 of 6,067 (24%), followed by the B5136 (557).

Collisions in Bebington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA411,4362,08126223
2ndB51365577312112
3rdB5137272439441
4thB5149219310237
5thB5151106140020
6thB51508297116
7thA5137516609
8thB51325057012
9thM53162301
10thB5148142112
11thA5151131301
12thB51417700
13thB51386600
14thA5623600
15thB51453300

Council areas covering Bebington

Collisions in Bebington were recorded in 3 council areas. Wirral has 6,041 of 6,067 (99.6%).

Collisions in Bebington by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral6,0418,053661,032
2ndLiverpool223005
3rdCheshire West and Chester3501

Postcode districts in Bebington

Collisions in Bebington were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by CH62 (3,847) and CH63 (2,187).