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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,120 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007, and 1,550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (1,189), and casualties fell from 1,683.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,120
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,550
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
18
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious17315%
  • Slight92983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious19613%
  • Slight1,33486%

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. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,120, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (13%)
  • Tuesday159 (14%)
  • Wednesday172 (15%)
  • Thursday179 (16%)
  • Friday196 (18%)
  • Saturday159 (14%)
  • Sunday115 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59265 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.7%)
  • February100 (8.9%)
  • March129 (12%)
  • April79 (7.1%)
  • May106 (9.5%)
  • June85 (7.6%)
  • July102 (9.1%)
  • August84 (7.5%)
  • September73 (6.5%)
  • October91 (8.1%)
  • November92 (8.2%)
  • December82 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight828 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds853 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry734 (66%)
  • Wet or damp358 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.2%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph510 (46%)
  • 40 mph111 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph34 (3%)
  • 60 mph312 (28%)
  • 70 mph139 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway745 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (20%)
  • Roundabout91 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,107 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian121 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist80 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20274 (18%)
  • 21 to 25189 (12%)
  • 26 to 35266 (17%)
  • 36 to 45240 (15%)
  • 46 to 55173 (11%)
  • 56 to 65105 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.7%)
  • Over 7539 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded45 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,002 (65%)
  • Passenger427 (28%)
  • Pedestrian121 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,675 (80%)
  • Motorcycle125 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 20th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007, with 57 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2007

The A41 and A54 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007, with 53 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41537608
2ndA54537526
3rdA56516819
4thA5594972112
5thA533364817
6thA5117355815
7thA540335024
8thB5132324509
9thA49294518
10thA556294322
11thM56284205
12thM6286304
13thA51253514
14thM53243002
15thA55233911
16thA483222400
17thA5032212615
18thA5268212402
19thA530131503
20thA548131700

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2007

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007: 166.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2007

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007: 133.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years