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Birkenhead road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,160 road traffic collisions in Birkenhead, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 21,891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 158 were fatal and 2,513 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 108 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (137).

Collisions since 1979
16,160
78th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
21,891
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
158
161 people killed
Serious collisions
2,513
2,753 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
108
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
133
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Birkenhead

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1581%
  • Serious2,51316%
  • Slight13,48983%

What the data shows

  • Birkenhead had 1,530 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 2,247 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Birkenhead were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,842 children under 16 were killed or injured in Birkenhead, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Birkenhead.

Where Birkenhead ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
78th
Most casualties
75th
Most fatal collisions
77th
Most serious collisions
81st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,352 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,379 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,433 (15%)
  • Thursday2,522 (16%)
  • Friday2,744 (17%)
  • Saturday2,246 (14%)
  • Sunday1,484 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,997 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,837 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown151 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit99 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,450 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,518 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout727 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road370 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded95 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph195 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph15,476 (96%)
  • 40 mph328 (2%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph113 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,848 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,137 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds296 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds245 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other248 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded293 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant11,579 (53%)
  • Pedestrian4,472 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist2,182 (10%)
  • Cyclist1,683 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant833 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant523 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant332 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant103 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant98 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)66 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Birkenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birkenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Birkenhead peaked at 526 in 1994; 2025 had 108.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 108
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025108133
2024137173
2023155191
2022159200
2021147194
2020159211
2019153212
2018156208
2017167235
2016189264
2015166224
2014198278
2013202284
2012206288
2011241372
2010203316
2009237341
2008256365
2007228341
2006310457
2005380602
2004373525
2003400579
2002399560
2001420621
2000502711
1999456657
1998408605
1997473702
1996493690
1995501674
1994526711
1993505654
1992525733
1991506679
1990488635
1989494664
1988461591
1987466578
1986434547
1985454549
1984487616
1983493584
1982408493
1981406498
1980443526
1979482620

Map of recent crashes in Birkenhead

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Birkenhead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Birkenhead

The 24 most recent collisions in Birkenhead happened between 19 October and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Birkenhead

The A552 has the most collisions in Birkenhead, 2,306 of 16,160 (14%), followed by the A553 (1,271).

Collisions in Birkenhead on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5522,3063,18932347
2ndA5531,2711,71218215
3rdA50278661,2303124
4thA4159080714104
5thB5151455654472
6thA551435587262
7thB5149431552268
8thB5148416542552
9thA5029350442543
10thA5030291437550
11thB5136237354651
12thB5172177222128
13thA5088112146216
14thM53103140312
15thB5147100119017
16thA554718708
17thB51466678213
18thB5139262907
19thA533121701
20thA51518904
21stA5228901
22ndB519281500
23rdA505861002
24thA520761501
25thB54176603
26thA5405702
27thA5625500
28thB5525900

Council areas covering Birkenhead

Collisions in Birkenhead were recorded in 2 council areas. Wirral has 16,142 of 16,160 (99.9%).

Collisions in Birkenhead by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral16,14221,8701572,512
2ndLiverpool161911

Postcode districts in Birkenhead

Collisions in Birkenhead were recorded in 7 postcode districts, led by CH41 (6,356) and CH42 (4,306).