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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 52,656 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025, and 72,638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 974 were fatal and 8,118 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 522 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (512), and casualties rose from 628 to 670.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
52,656
31st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72,638
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
974
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
522
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester

1.8% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal9741.8%
  • Serious8,11815%
  • Slight43,56483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,0531.4%
  • Serious9,59213%
  • Slight61,99385%

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire West and Chester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,519 in 1998. In 2025 there were 522, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 522
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025522670
2024512628
2023496645
2022561707
2021524646
2020437550
2019563743
2018669881
2017694919
20167731,041
20157561,071
20148351,136
20137481,021
20128811,231
20119501,381
20109491,342
20099901,453
20081,0731,544
20071,1201,550
20061,1891,683
20051,2691,749
20041,3541,893
20031,4692,084
20021,3641,949
20011,4602,063
20001,4162,089
19991,4482,087
19981,5192,193
19971,4362,171
19961,4192,070
19951,3831,985
19941,3881,939
19931,4181,959
19921,3051,837
19911,3361,866
19901,4061,926
19891,4111,904
19881,4181,857
19871,4031,892
19861,3061,755
19851,3951,839
19841,3721,809
19831,3051,690
19821,4531,937
19811,3501,813
19801,3251,737
19791,2861,703

When and where crashes happen in Cheshire West and Chester

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,417 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,551 (14%)
  • Wednesday7,667 (15%)
  • Thursday8,084 (15%)
  • Friday8,819 (17%)
  • Saturday7,367 (14%)
  • Sunday5,751 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,819 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59741 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596,821 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,574 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599,581 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913,433 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,696 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,195 (8%)
  • February3,699 (7%)
  • March4,123 (7.8%)
  • April4,020 (7.6%)
  • May4,379 (8.3%)
  • June4,508 (8.6%)
  • July4,575 (8.7%)
  • August4,458 (8.5%)
  • September4,384 (8.3%)
  • October4,912 (9.3%)
  • November4,843 (9.2%)
  • December4,560 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight38,687 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,660 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,693 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1,311 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown305 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40,988 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,750 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds823 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds676 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist334 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds254 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds53 (0.1%)
  • Other2,169 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded609 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry33,263 (63%)
  • Wet or damp17,922 (34%)
  • Frost or ice898 (1.7%)
  • Snow375 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep97 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel28 (0.1%)
  • Mud15 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph19 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph515 (1%)
  • 30 mph24,941 (47%)
  • 40 mph4,830 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1,780 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph13,947 (26%)
  • 70 mph6,593 (13%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway39,040 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway8,742 (17%)
  • Roundabout3,064 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1,332 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded478 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant45,739 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist8,527 (12%)
  • Pedestrian7,368 (10%)
  • Cyclist5,955 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant2,008 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,078 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)932 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant368 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant305 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant268 (0.4%)
  • Other83 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,609 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 102,606 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 154,084 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2013,404 (18%)
  • 21 to 259,504 (13%)
  • 26 to 3513,195 (18%)
  • 36 to 459,888 (14%)
  • 46 to 557,577 (10%)
  • 56 to 655,121 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 753,180 (4.4%)
  • Over 752,213 (3%)
  • Not recorded257 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider45,839 (63%)
  • Passenger19,431 (27%)
  • Pedestrian7,368 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car70,536 (72%)
  • Motorcycle8,562 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle6,159 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,680 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4,015 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach1,494 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle836 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car471 (0.5%)
  • Minibus401 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle154 (0.2%)
  • Other78 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheshire West and Chester ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 31st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
28thBrent53,83364,4744267,666
29thEnfield53,44666,8805477,213
30thWest Northamptonshire53,35574,1241,35013,212
31stCheshire West and Chester (this area)52,65672,6389748,118
32ndLewisham52,29962,5643767,786
33rdDorset51,59174,6861,14710,729
34thHounslow51,23063,2605287,258

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester, with 1,120 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025: 3,505, including 96 fatal and 563 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413,5055,20396563
2ndA562,2543,07242311
3rdA541,9132,83055343
4thA5401,8482,69556315
5thA5591,8382,44832279
6thA511,6112,39438259
7thA5331,5302,09624253
8thA491,4792,23952302
9thM561,2802,13626157
10thB51321,2381,59212200
11thA5561,2371,82339232
12thA52681,2301,5439146
13thA51171,1831,84425179
14thA50321,0841,36612134
15thA4839131,27913117
16thM67331,2751594
17thM537241,089985
18thA5507071,17526139
19thA5306891,05830111
20thA5486298881179

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025: 9,420.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025: 7,104.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

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