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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010, and 1,342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (990), and casualties fell from 1,453.

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

Collisions in 2010
949
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,342
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010

1.6% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious16217%
  • Slight77281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious17013%
  • Slight1,15786%

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. 2010 is highlighted, with 949, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (13%)
  • Tuesday141 (15%)
  • Wednesday148 (16%)
  • Thursday150 (16%)
  • Friday162 (17%)
  • Saturday120 (13%)
  • Sunday102 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.6%)
  • February63 (6.6%)
  • March83 (8.7%)
  • April71 (7.5%)
  • May87 (9.2%)
  • June80 (8.4%)
  • July92 (9.7%)
  • August65 (6.8%)
  • September91 (9.6%)
  • October81 (8.5%)
  • November95 (10%)
  • December78 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds794 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry626 (66%)
  • Wet or damp266 (28%)
  • Frost or ice39 (4.1%)
  • Snow16 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph480 (51%)
  • 40 mph88 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph246 (26%)
  • 70 mph112 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway661 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (18%)
  • Roundabout88 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant929 (69%)
  • Pedestrian114 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist102 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1550 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20193 (14%)
  • 21 to 25164 (12%)
  • 26 to 35210 (16%)
  • 36 to 45241 (18%)
  • 46 to 55181 (13%)
  • 56 to 65145 (11%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.4%)
  • Over 7555 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider888 (66%)
  • Passenger340 (25%)
  • Pedestrian114 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,380 (76%)
  • Motorcycle119 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 24th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010, with 59 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2010

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010: 58, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA415885012
2ndA56405415
3rdA54396525
4thM56355705
5thA51344307
6thA5268324104
7thA559314618
8thA49284015
9thA540263404
10thA483253613
11thA533243204
12thM6223411
13thA5032213103
14thA5117214114
15thM53194701
16thA556182404
17thB5132161701
18thA530152101
19thA548152312
20thB5082151901

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2010

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010: 193.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2010

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010: 141.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years