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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 694 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017, and 919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (773), and casualties fell from 1,041.

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

Collisions in 2017
694
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
919
Down 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight59786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10612%
  • Slight80788%

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. 2017 is highlighted, with 694, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 694
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (17%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday103 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (12%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.5%)
  • February64 (9.2%)
  • March59 (8.5%)
  • April49 (7.1%)
  • May65 (9.4%)
  • June52 (7.5%)
  • July53 (7.6%)
  • August56 (8.1%)
  • September61 (8.8%)
  • October62 (8.9%)
  • November61 (8.8%)
  • December60 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight495 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds546 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (69%)
  • Wet or damp199 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph275 (40%)
  • 40 mph101 (15%)
  • 50 mph63 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph152 (22%)
  • 70 mph76 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (19%)
  • Roundabout46 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (62%)
  • Cyclist100 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (10%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2095 (10%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35176 (19%)
  • 36 to 45145 (16%)
  • 46 to 55121 (13%)
  • 56 to 6590 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.7%)
  • Over 7543 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider642 (70%)
  • Passenger193 (21%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car914 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle97 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 47th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017, with 27 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2017

The A56 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017: 40, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56405004
2ndA41384803
3rdA54314704
4thM56295003
5thA533273905
6thA51213302
7thA556192413
8thB5132182203
9thM53182901
10thA49152212
11thA540151613
12thA483122402
13thA559121502
14thB5152121401
15thM6121713
16thA5032111300
17thA5117111301
18thA55111701
19thA550112211
20thA548101200

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2017

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017: 103.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2017

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017: 79.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years