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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,372 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984, and 1,809 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (1,305), and casualties rose from 1,690.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 52,656 collisions in Cheshire West and Chester.

Collisions in 1984
1,372
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,809
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
31
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.3%
  • Serious22316%
  • Slight1,11881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.9%
  • Serious26915%
  • Slight1,50683%

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. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,372, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 in 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (13%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday182 (13%)
  • Thursday220 (16%)
  • Friday241 (18%)
  • Saturday187 (14%)
  • Sunday154 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59164 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59191 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59238 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59359 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59208 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (7.8%)
  • February89 (6.5%)
  • March79 (5.8%)
  • April122 (8.9%)
  • May126 (9.2%)
  • June110 (8%)
  • July119 (8.7%)
  • August110 (8%)
  • September124 (9%)
  • October123 (9%)
  • November143 (10%)
  • December120 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight986 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,127 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry896 (65%)
  • Wet or damp448 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph745 (54%)
  • 40 mph116 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph392 (29%)
  • 70 mph115 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,131 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (12%)
  • Roundabout56 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant820 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist392 (22%)
  • Pedestrian254 (14%)
  • Cyclist227 (13%)
  • Van occupant66 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1087 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15144 (8%)
  • 16 to 20527 (29%)
  • 21 to 25268 (15%)
  • 26 to 35245 (14%)
  • 36 to 45164 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55111 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6598 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7579 (4.4%)
  • Over 7537 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,098 (61%)
  • Passenger457 (25%)
  • Pedestrian254 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,480 (62%)
  • Motorcycle385 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle236 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach45 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle32 (1.3%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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

How Cheshire West and Chester ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 36th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 1984

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984: 101, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41101141416
2ndA56749738
3rdA559607307
4thA494764010
5thA5032445305
6thA51446216
7thA533425419
8thA54415717
9thA540406325
10thA556355509
11thB5132303701
12thA5268273005
13thA548223803
14thA550223925
15thA483202602
16thB5135172003
17thB5082151910
18thM56152511
19thB5153141602
20thA5116131714

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1984

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984: 265.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1984

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984: 188.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years