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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,364 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002, and 1,949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (1,460), and casualties fell from 2,063.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,364
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,949
Down 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
27
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002

2% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272%
  • Serious18313%
  • Slight1,15485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.5%
  • Serious21111%
  • Slight1,70888%

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. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,364, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (15%)
  • Tuesday168 (12%)
  • Wednesday213 (16%)
  • Thursday188 (14%)
  • Friday246 (18%)
  • Saturday216 (16%)
  • Sunday132 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59190 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59190 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59260 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59348 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (7.6%)
  • February99 (7.3%)
  • March105 (7.7%)
  • April102 (7.5%)
  • May123 (9%)
  • June100 (7.3%)
  • July104 (7.6%)
  • August114 (8.4%)
  • September117 (8.6%)
  • October143 (10%)
  • November140 (10%)
  • December113 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,008 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,089 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds216 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry804 (59%)
  • Wet or damp529 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.7%)
  • Mud5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph583 (43%)
  • 40 mph134 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph47 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph418 (31%)
  • 70 mph178 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway972 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway257 (19%)
  • Roundabout88 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,415 (73%)
  • Pedestrian160 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist106 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1059 (3%)
  • 11 to 15107 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20254 (13%)
  • 21 to 25235 (12%)
  • 26 to 35406 (21%)
  • 36 to 45325 (17%)
  • 46 to 55224 (11%)
  • 56 to 65125 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7595 (4.9%)
  • Over 7575 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,232 (63%)
  • Passenger557 (29%)
  • Pedestrian160 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,063 (79%)
  • Motorcycle130 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheshire West and Chester ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 26th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002, with 71 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2002

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002: 75, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417511326
2ndA54568318
3rdA559527227
4thA540496509
5thM56488407
6thA494261210
7thA533416216
8thB5132415428
9thA5117366001
10thA556366333
11thA5268344103
12thA56335616
13thA51326015
14thM6315802
15thA5032273604
16thA530274502
17thA55263703
18thA483253513
19thB5082252702
20thA548172602

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2002

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002: 237.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2002

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002: 200.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years