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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 990 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009, and 1,453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (1,073), and casualties fell from 1,544.

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

Collisions in 2009
990
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,453
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009

1% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious16717%
  • Slight81382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious18413%
  • Slight1,25686%

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. 2009 is highlighted, with 990, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday147 (15%)
  • Wednesday175 (18%)
  • Thursday150 (15%)
  • Friday186 (19%)
  • Saturday114 (12%)
  • Sunday84 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59293 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.2%)
  • February77 (7.8%)
  • March86 (8.7%)
  • April80 (8.1%)
  • May79 (8%)
  • June103 (10%)
  • July84 (8.5%)
  • August80 (8.1%)
  • September82 (8.3%)
  • October86 (8.7%)
  • November80 (8.1%)
  • December72 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight765 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds794 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other26 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry654 (66%)
  • Wet or damp305 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.3%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph504 (51%)
  • 40 mph101 (10%)
  • 50 mph35 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph244 (25%)
  • 70 mph105 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway705 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (19%)
  • Roundabout68 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,051 (72%)
  • Pedestrian125 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (7%)
  • Cyclist90 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20230 (16%)
  • 21 to 25180 (12%)
  • 26 to 35229 (16%)
  • 36 to 45240 (17%)
  • 46 to 55178 (12%)
  • 56 to 65147 (10%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.9%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider907 (62%)
  • Passenger421 (29%)
  • Pedestrian125 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,476 (79%)
  • Motorcycle108 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 24th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009, with 62 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2009

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA415887110
2ndA56416117
3rdA54406408
4thM56387211
5thA493365210
6thA559335005
7thA5268315204
8thA533313903
9thA5032284107
10thA540274316
11thA51264314
12thM53264601
13thA483213411
14thA5117213201
15thA530173012
16thB5132172804
17thA556151904
18thA5116141701
19thM6111300
20thA55101804

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2009

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009: 179.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2009

CH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009: 132.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years