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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 756 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015, and 1,071 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (835), and casualties fell from 1,136.

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

Collisions in 2015
756
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,071
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious14419%
  • Slight60079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight90184%

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. 2015 is highlighted, with 756, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (13%)
  • Wednesday123 (16%)
  • Thursday113 (15%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7%)
  • February66 (8.7%)
  • March67 (8.9%)
  • April62 (8.2%)
  • May70 (9.3%)
  • June61 (8.1%)
  • July66 (8.7%)
  • August63 (8.3%)
  • September58 (7.7%)
  • October64 (8.5%)
  • November67 (8.9%)
  • December59 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight576 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry528 (70%)
  • Wet or damp218 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph355 (47%)
  • 40 mph76 (10%)
  • 50 mph70 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph156 (21%)
  • 70 mph94 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway520 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (20%)
  • Roundabout56 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant676 (63%)
  • Pedestrian109 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (10%)
  • Cyclist81 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2098 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 25148 (14%)
  • 26 to 35195 (18%)
  • 36 to 45190 (18%)
  • 46 to 55129 (12%)
  • 56 to 6598 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7557 (5.3%)
  • Over 7553 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider688 (64%)
  • Passenger274 (26%)
  • Pedestrian109 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (72%)
  • Motorcycle111 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 44th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015, with 47 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2015

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015: 45, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41456018
2ndM56357407
3rdA56273418
4thA51265717
5thA54264504
6thA559252604
7thA49243218
8thA533234004
9thA540202713
10thA5032192905
11thA483182203
12thA5268171704
13thA55173623
14thA556172005
15thA5117162701
16thB5132152002
17thM53152203
18thA550132504
19thM6122301
20thB5082101204

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2015

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015: 130.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2015

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015: 91.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years