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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,460 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001, and 2,063 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (1,416), and casualties fell from 2,089.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,460
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,063
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
28
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001

1.9% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal281.9%
  • Serious16111%
  • Slight1,27187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.5%
  • Serious1869%
  • Slight1,84790%

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. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,460, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (13%)
  • Tuesday219 (15%)
  • Wednesday209 (14%)
  • Thursday236 (16%)
  • Friday249 (17%)
  • Saturday213 (15%)
  • Sunday140 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59219 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59192 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59369 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59226 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January142 (9.7%)
  • February109 (7.5%)
  • March103 (7.1%)
  • April95 (6.5%)
  • May138 (9.5%)
  • June128 (8.8%)
  • July110 (7.5%)
  • August136 (9.3%)
  • September118 (8.1%)
  • October134 (9.2%)
  • November137 (9.4%)
  • December110 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,065 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit274 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,203 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry834 (57%)
  • Wet or damp581 (40%)
  • Frost or ice28 (1.9%)
  • Snow9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph676 (46%)
  • 40 mph141 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph31 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph435 (30%)
  • 70 mph175 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,009 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway281 (19%)
  • Roundabout116 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,452 (70%)
  • Pedestrian176 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist100 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1076 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15120 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20327 (16%)
  • 21 to 25231 (11%)
  • 26 to 35438 (21%)
  • 36 to 45358 (17%)
  • 46 to 55203 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 65126 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7585 (4.1%)
  • Over 7545 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,326 (64%)
  • Passenger561 (27%)
  • Pedestrian176 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,174 (79%)
  • Motorcycle173 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes109 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach50 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 25th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001, with 83 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2001

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001: 93, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4193155310
2ndA56617827
3rdA540598926
4thA54577914
5thA559518409
6thA49457217
7thA51435805
8thA556365013
9thM56344315
10thA5268334302
11thA533334103
12thB5132303902
13thA5117293704
14thA5032253213
15thB5082253714
16thM6243702
17thA5116233402
18thA530213001
19thB5153212422
20thM53213202

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2001

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001: 292.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2001

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001: 205.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years