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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 835 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014, and 1,136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2013 (748), and casualties rose from 1,021.

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

Collisions in 2014
835
Up 12% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,136
Up 11% on 2013
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious16520%
  • Slight65979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious17916%
  • Slight94583%

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. 2014 is highlighted, with 835, up 12% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday118 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (16%)
  • Thursday122 (15%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.6%)
  • February66 (7.9%)
  • March81 (9.7%)
  • April56 (6.7%)
  • May59 (7.1%)
  • June83 (9.9%)
  • July72 (8.6%)
  • August69 (8.3%)
  • September63 (7.5%)
  • October81 (9.7%)
  • November78 (9.3%)
  • December55 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds690 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry590 (71%)
  • Wet or damp239 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph405 (49%)
  • 40 mph95 (11%)
  • 50 mph42 (5%)
  • 60 mph194 (23%)
  • 70 mph95 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway590 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (18%)
  • Roundabout67 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant692 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (12%)
  • Cyclist124 (11%)
  • Pedestrian107 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4%)
  • 16 to 20128 (11%)
  • 21 to 25162 (14%)
  • 26 to 35211 (19%)
  • 36 to 45185 (16%)
  • 46 to 55168 (15%)
  • 56 to 6597 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.5%)
  • Over 7542 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider757 (67%)
  • Passenger272 (24%)
  • Pedestrian107 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,088 (70%)
  • Motorcycle138 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 36th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014, with 36 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2014

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014: 48, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41486105
2ndM56437526
3rdA54405619
4thA49303818
5thA51304205
6thA5032273311
7thA5117253906
8thA540243504
9thA533233112
10thA556182700
11thA56182203
12thA483172302
13thA559172304
14thB5132172603
15thA5268161805
16thM53163303
17thA530121701
18thA548111502
19thA550111905
20thA55102113

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2014

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014: 142.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2014

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014: 106.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years