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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,416 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000, and 2,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (1,448), and casualties rose from 2,087.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,416
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,089
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
19
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000

1.3% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious15811%
  • Slight1,23988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.9%
  • Serious1969.4%
  • Slight1,87490%

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. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,416, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (15%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday210 (15%)
  • Thursday226 (16%)
  • Friday217 (15%)
  • Saturday196 (14%)
  • Sunday152 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59210 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59256 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59381 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (9.2%)
  • February100 (7.1%)
  • March92 (6.5%)
  • April112 (7.9%)
  • May136 (9.6%)
  • June98 (6.9%)
  • July123 (8.7%)
  • August109 (7.7%)
  • September106 (7.5%)
  • October142 (10%)
  • November126 (8.9%)
  • December142 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,045 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit238 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,108 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds226 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry763 (54%)
  • Wet or damp614 (43%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.9%)
  • Snow9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.4%)
  • Mud4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph611 (43%)
  • 40 mph149 (11%)
  • 50 mph50 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph422 (30%)
  • 70 mph180 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,018 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway266 (19%)
  • Roundabout79 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,499 (72%)
  • Pedestrian156 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist105 (5%)
  • Van occupant63 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1071 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15103 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20311 (15%)
  • 21 to 25215 (10%)
  • 26 to 35491 (24%)
  • 36 to 45346 (17%)
  • 46 to 55232 (11%)
  • 56 to 65132 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7587 (4.2%)
  • Over 7552 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,354 (65%)
  • Passenger579 (28%)
  • Pedestrian156 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,140 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes155 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle150 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach36 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 27th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2000

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000: 84, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA418412909
2ndA559648317
3rdA56619209
4thA540508627
5thA51436814
6thA5268394616
7thM56396402
8thA5117387417
9thM6344916
10thA533334805
11thA54334823
12thB5132323703
13thA5032303600
14thM53253701
15thA55243811
16thA483233104
17thA49233414
18thA530213401
19thA550172810
20thA5018152702

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2000

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000: 280.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2000

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000: 189.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years