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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,448 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999, and 2,087 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1998 (1,519), and casualties fell from 2,193.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,448
Down 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,087
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
24
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.7%
  • Serious17312%
  • Slight1,25186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.2%
  • Serious21610%
  • Slight1,84588%

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. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,448, down 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday218 (15%)
  • Tuesday192 (13%)
  • Wednesday216 (15%)
  • Thursday228 (16%)
  • Friday255 (18%)
  • Saturday191 (13%)
  • Sunday148 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59213 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59259 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59389 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January128 (8.8%)
  • February89 (6.1%)
  • March115 (7.9%)
  • April121 (8.4%)
  • May106 (7.3%)
  • June113 (7.8%)
  • July134 (9.3%)
  • August125 (8.6%)
  • September136 (9.4%)
  • October129 (8.9%)
  • November120 (8.3%)
  • December132 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,094 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit56 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,107 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds216 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry840 (58%)
  • Wet or damp565 (39%)
  • Frost or ice39 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph655 (45%)
  • 40 mph124 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph43 (3%)
  • 60 mph435 (30%)
  • 70 mph190 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,067 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway290 (20%)
  • Roundabout55 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,520 (73%)
  • Pedestrian168 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist113 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant66 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1088 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15104 (5%)
  • 16 to 20294 (14%)
  • 21 to 25236 (11%)
  • 26 to 35501 (24%)
  • 36 to 45304 (15%)
  • 46 to 55241 (12%)
  • 56 to 65128 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7572 (3.4%)
  • Over 7556 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,334 (64%)
  • Passenger585 (28%)
  • Pedestrian168 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,127 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle139 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes126 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 25th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 1999

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999: 93, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4193151312
2ndA559578913
3rdA56556901
4thA540477438
5thA5268446208
6thA51405702
7thA533405606
8thM6395721
9thM56356102
10thB5132345015
11thA54335103
12thA5117314405
13thM53305111
14thA556284703
15thA49273412
16thA483253601
17thA55223102
18thA5032212603
19thA550213516
20thB5082183202

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1999

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999: 263.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1999

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999: 201.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years