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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 773 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016, and 1,041 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (756), and casualties fell from 1,071.

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

Collisions in 2016
773
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,041
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
13
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious11214%
  • Slight64884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious12212%
  • Slight90687%

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. 2016 is highlighted, with 773, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 773
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (13%)
  • Thursday126 (16%)
  • Friday139 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8%)
  • February61 (7.9%)
  • March52 (6.7%)
  • April70 (9.1%)
  • May42 (5.4%)
  • June65 (8.4%)
  • July76 (9.8%)
  • August81 (10%)
  • September59 (7.6%)
  • October69 (8.9%)
  • November69 (8.9%)
  • December67 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds635 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (70%)
  • Wet or damp220 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph364 (47%)
  • 40 mph83 (11%)
  • 50 mph72 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph165 (21%)
  • 70 mph72 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway535 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (17%)
  • Roundabout67 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant664 (64%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (10%)
  • Cyclist97 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (10%)
  • 21 to 25121 (12%)
  • 26 to 35200 (19%)
  • 36 to 45146 (14%)
  • 46 to 55155 (15%)
  • 56 to 65102 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.9%)
  • Over 7558 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider700 (67%)
  • Passenger229 (22%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,077 (74%)
  • Motorcycle111 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 40th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016, with 46 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2016

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016: 45, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41456425
2ndA56343816
3rdA540324905
4thA559323715
5thM56305205
6thA54294419
7thA51273702
8thB5132263605
9thA49253534
10thA483243104
11thA556223003
12thM53213102
13thA5032192303
14thA5268171802
15thA533121803
16thA5117111611
17thA550111802
18thA530101401
19thA548101501
20thA5591602

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2016

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016: 137.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2016

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016: 96.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years