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M53 Junction 1 Traffic

Wallasey & Moreton · Wallasey · near Wallasey

M53 J1 at 15:19 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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✅Nothing reported at M53 J1 right now.

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

Is M53 junction 1 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:19 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M53 junction 1 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M53 junction 1 at 15:19.

Is M53 junction 1 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M53 junction 1 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M53 closure ›

Is M53 junction 1 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M53 junction 1 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

This weekend: every M53 closure ›

Is there an accident at M53 junction 1 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M53 junction 1 since midnight.

M53 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M53 J1 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Wallasey, Birkenhead, Liverpool, Bootle.

🎟️ Events near M53 J1 this week

Matches and events from National Highways, the football fixture lists and our team. Start and kick-off times are the source's own and can change. All event traffic this week ›

📍 Heading to… from M53 J1

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M53 at J1

32Collisions
2Fatal
4Serious
47Casualties
31
Better than most
Ranked 386 of 556 UK junctions on record · 7 of 12 on the M53

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 3,145 collisions are on record, 27 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 J1. 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 J1 → 7 of 12 junctions on the M53 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M53 J1 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M53 junction 1?

M53 J1 is at Wallasey & Moreton. National Highways signs it as Wallasey. The nearest town is Wallasey.

Is there an accident at M53 J1?

No — as of 15:19 National Highways list nothing at M53 J1. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M53 junction 1 closed?

No closure is listed at M53 J1 as of 15:19.

How many accidents happen at M53 junction 1?

Police STATS19 records show 32 collisions on the M53 within 2 miles of J1, including 2 fatal and 4 serious. Counting every road in the area, 3,145 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 386 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M53 junction 1?

Within 15 miles of M53 J1: Twelve Quays Ferry Terminal (ferry port, Birkenhead), about 1.5 miles east in a straight line; Queensway Tunnel (crossing, Liverpool / Birkenhead), about 2.5 miles east in a straight line; Hill Dickinson Stadium (stadium, Liverpool (Bramley-Moore Dock)), about 2.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Anfield (stadium, Liverpool), about 4.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Aintree Racecourse (racecourse, Aintree), about 7 miles north-east in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (airport, Speke, Liverpool), about 10 miles south-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Wallasey 1.3 mi Birkenhead 2 mi Liverpool 2.7 mi Bootle 3.9 mi

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