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M53 J2 at 10:47 on Monday 12 October: 2 nearby.
Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.
Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Birkenhead, Wallasey, Liverpool, Bebington.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,796 collisions are on record, 16 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.
Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M53 itself, within 2 miles of J2. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.
📊 Full collision analysis for M53 J2 → 1 of 12 junctions on the M53 · see where it ranks nationallyM53 J2 is at Moreton & Upton. National Highways signs it as Moreton. The nearest town is Birkenhead.
Not at M53 J2 itself as of 10:47. Nearby, National Highways report: The M53 southbound exit slip at junction J4. Utility Works - Electric. There will be one of two lanes closed. Lane one will be closed. From 09:30 on 12 October 2026 to 15:30 on 12 October 2026. Pendi… (2 junctions away).
No closure is listed at M53 J2 as of 10:47.
Police STATS19 records show 28 collisions on the M53 within 2 miles of J2, including 2 fatal and 4 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,796 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 196 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
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