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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,189 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006, and 1,683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (1,269), and casualties fell from 1,749.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,189
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,683
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
21
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006

1.8% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.8%
  • Serious20617%
  • Slight96281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious23614%
  • Slight1,42385%

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. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,189, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (14%)
  • Tuesday178 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (14%)
  • Thursday187 (16%)
  • Friday201 (17%)
  • Saturday165 (14%)
  • Sunday118 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59162 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59184 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59298 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (7.8%)
  • February97 (8.2%)
  • March88 (7.4%)
  • April85 (7.1%)
  • May99 (8.3%)
  • June111 (9.3%)
  • July108 (9.1%)
  • August87 (7.3%)
  • September101 (8.5%)
  • October114 (9.6%)
  • November104 (8.7%)
  • December102 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight884 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds974 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry760 (64%)
  • Wet or damp413 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph537 (45%)
  • 40 mph131 (11%)
  • 50 mph35 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph347 (29%)
  • 70 mph134 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway826 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway196 (16%)
  • Roundabout112 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,254 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (9%)
  • Pedestrian120 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist83 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1572 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20286 (17%)
  • 21 to 25205 (12%)
  • 26 to 35331 (20%)
  • 36 to 45278 (17%)
  • 46 to 55183 (11%)
  • 56 to 65119 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7582 (4.9%)
  • Over 7545 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,107 (66%)
  • Passenger456 (27%)
  • Pedestrian120 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,856 (81%)
  • Motorcycle148 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach37 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 19th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006, with 55 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2006

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006: 81, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4181112223
2ndA545076111
3rdA56476017
4thA559456113
5thA533416319
6thA5117375304
7thA5563645211
8thA540354717
9thA49335417
10thA51334524
11thM56335213
12thB5132294703
13thA5268273405
14thM53223500
15thA530213408
16thB5082212806
17thA55193400
18thM6192904
19thA550163004
20thA5116152304

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2006

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006: 184.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2006

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006: 153.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years