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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,269 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005, and 1,749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (1,354), and casualties fell from 1,893.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,269
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,749
Down 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
28
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005

2.2% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal282.2%
  • Serious20816%
  • Slight1,03381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal321.8%
  • Serious24914%
  • Slight1,46884%

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. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,269, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (13%)
  • Tuesday195 (15%)
  • Wednesday191 (15%)
  • Thursday183 (14%)
  • Friday217 (17%)
  • Saturday170 (13%)
  • Sunday147 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59227 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59307 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.2%)
  • February91 (7.2%)
  • March98 (7.7%)
  • April89 (7%)
  • May97 (7.6%)
  • June97 (7.6%)
  • July103 (8.1%)
  • August124 (9.8%)
  • September105 (8.3%)
  • October124 (9.8%)
  • November118 (9.3%)
  • December119 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight952 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,021 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry826 (65%)
  • Wet or damp418 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph562 (44%)
  • 40 mph127 (10%)
  • 50 mph54 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph365 (29%)
  • 70 mph134 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway884 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway196 (15%)
  • Roundabout114 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,267 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian128 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist100 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1580 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20289 (17%)
  • 21 to 25211 (12%)
  • 26 to 35299 (17%)
  • 36 to 45303 (17%)
  • 46 to 55205 (12%)
  • 56 to 65144 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.2%)
  • Over 7558 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,189 (68%)
  • Passenger432 (25%)
  • Pedestrian128 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,945 (80%)
  • Motorcycle164 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 20th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005, with 68 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2005

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005: 79, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4179115114
2ndA56476827
3rdA49456119
4thA544581216
5thA559446307
6thA540436408
7thA533385808
8thA51365404
9thM56324525
10thA5117314127
11thA5268303706
12thA530283301
13thA483253406
14thB5132253513
15thA556243212
16thM53243815
17thB5152182704
18thM6182812
19thA5032172402
20thA548151710

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2005

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005: 218.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2005

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005: 179.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years