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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,073 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008, and 1,544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (1,120), and casualties fell from 1,550.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,073
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,544
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
19
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious16916%
  • Slight88582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious19813%
  • Slight1,32786%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,073, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (12%)
  • Tuesday160 (15%)
  • Wednesday159 (15%)
  • Thursday172 (16%)
  • Friday177 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (14%)
  • Sunday126 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7.6%)
  • February83 (7.7%)
  • March90 (8.4%)
  • April84 (7.8%)
  • May90 (8.4%)
  • June89 (8.3%)
  • July87 (8.1%)
  • August88 (8.2%)
  • September102 (9.5%)
  • October102 (9.5%)
  • November96 (8.9%)
  • December80 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight774 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds856 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry708 (66%)
  • Wet or damp326 (30%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph522 (49%)
  • 40 mph94 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph32 (3%)
  • 60 mph315 (29%)
  • 70 mph105 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway750 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (18%)
  • Roundabout92 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,090 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian103 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist87 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1565 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20313 (20%)
  • 21 to 25210 (14%)
  • 26 to 35249 (16%)
  • 36 to 45272 (18%)
  • 46 to 55177 (11%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4%)
  • Over 7537 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,004 (65%)
  • Passenger437 (28%)
  • Pedestrian103 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,579 (77%)
  • Motorcycle139 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 22nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008, with 44 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2008

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008: 66, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41669929
2ndA559456019
3rdA56455916
4thA540416045
5thA54376315
6thA5333647010
7thA513368111
8thA49324309
9thA5117304802
10thM56304802
11thA5268243205
12thM53233002
13thM6233900
14thA556212614
15thB5132202801
16thB5082192603
17thA5032182502
18thA483172600
19thB5152172503
20thA550152312

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2008

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008: 179.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2008

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008: 133.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2008, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years