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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,354 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004, and 1,893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2003 (1,469), and casualties fell from 2,084.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,354
Down 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,893
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
30
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004

2.2% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.2%
  • Serious16412%
  • Slight1,16086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal321.7%
  • Serious20611%
  • Slight1,65587%

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. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,354, down 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday195 (14%)
  • Tuesday191 (14%)
  • Wednesday186 (14%)
  • Thursday222 (16%)
  • Friday226 (17%)
  • Saturday185 (14%)
  • Sunday149 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59170 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59340 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (7.2%)
  • February94 (6.9%)
  • March123 (9.1%)
  • April88 (6.5%)
  • May128 (9.5%)
  • June130 (9.6%)
  • July113 (8.3%)
  • August126 (9.3%)
  • September94 (6.9%)
  • October131 (9.7%)
  • November130 (9.6%)
  • December99 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,002 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit248 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,055 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry822 (61%)
  • Wet or damp491 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.4%)
  • Mud4 (0.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph572 (42%)
  • 40 mph131 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph48 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph401 (30%)
  • 70 mph171 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway895 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway238 (18%)
  • Roundabout131 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (4%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,397 (74%)
  • Pedestrian160 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist78 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant55 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1590 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20295 (16%)
  • 21 to 25252 (13%)
  • 26 to 35373 (20%)
  • 36 to 45330 (17%)
  • 46 to 55196 (10%)
  • 56 to 65137 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7575 (4%)
  • Over 7545 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,250 (66%)
  • Passenger483 (26%)
  • Pedestrian160 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,103 (81%)
  • Motorcycle150 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes113 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 18th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004, with 68 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2004

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004: 102, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41102143113
2ndA559628204
3rdA56578417
4thA54517346
5thM56509519
6thA540466415
7thA49447018
8thB5132425105
9thA5117396815
10thA533385238
11thA5268334411
12thA556313614
13thA51294113
14thA55263803
15thM53253405
16thA530233522
17thA483202503
18thA5032202302
19thA550203336
20thB5082182502

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2004

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004: 218.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2004

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004: 175.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years