Road
Crashes on the A551
1,099 recorded collisions since 2000.
1,099
All crashes
11
Fatal
170
Serious
918
Slight
Since 2000 the A551 has seen 1,099 collisions, 11 of them fatal and 170 serious. That ranks it 452nd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 10 per 1,000 collisions, and 16% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 82% since 2000, from 93 to 17 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Wirral.
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Crashes by year
2000–2024100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.