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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 950 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011, and 1,381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2010 (949), and casualties rose from 1,342.

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

Collisions in 2011
950
Level with 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,381
Up 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
14
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011

1.5% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious19020%
  • Slight74679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious21415%
  • Slight1,15383%

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. 2011 is highlighted, with 950, level with 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (15%)
  • Tuesday126 (13%)
  • Wednesday159 (17%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday145 (15%)
  • Saturday118 (12%)
  • Sunday118 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.9%)
  • February53 (5.6%)
  • March68 (7.2%)
  • April79 (8.3%)
  • May93 (9.8%)
  • June78 (8.2%)
  • July115 (12%)
  • August62 (6.5%)
  • September73 (7.7%)
  • October85 (8.9%)
  • November83 (8.7%)
  • December86 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight737 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds807 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (72%)
  • Wet or damp232 (24%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph446 (47%)
  • 40 mph99 (10%)
  • 50 mph44 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph255 (27%)
  • 70 mph105 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway687 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (17%)
  • Roundabout75 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant934 (68%)
  • Cyclist134 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian105 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20207 (15%)
  • 21 to 25166 (12%)
  • 26 to 35218 (16%)
  • 36 to 45227 (16%)
  • 46 to 55201 (15%)
  • 56 to 65131 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.5%)
  • Over 7565 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider919 (67%)
  • Passenger357 (26%)
  • Pedestrian105 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,324 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle121 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 27th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011, with 52 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2011

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011: 57, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA415782110
2ndA56426428
3rdA49365609
4thA543554010
5thA51336313
6thA5403146011
7thA5117293907
8thA5592835012
9thM56285211
10thA533263308
11thA5032243203
12thA5268243403
13thB5132232704
14thA483194415
15thA55173515
16thA556152303
17thB5082152003
18thM6153202
19thB5152141804
20thM53141701

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2011

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011: 170.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2011

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011: 136.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2011, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years