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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 669 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018, and 881 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (694), and casualties fell from 919.

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

Collisions in 2018
669
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
881
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018

1.8% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight53880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious13415%
  • Slight73383%

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. 2018 is highlighted, with 669, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 669
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday110 (16%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday99 (15%)
  • Saturday82 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.9%)
  • February39 (5.8%)
  • March31 (4.6%)
  • April63 (9.4%)
  • May51 (7.6%)
  • June68 (10%)
  • July54 (8.1%)
  • August59 (8.8%)
  • September66 (9.9%)
  • October65 (9.7%)
  • November64 (9.6%)
  • December43 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds574 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (8.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (75%)
  • Wet or damp154 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph295 (44%)
  • 40 mph62 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph75 (11%)
  • 60 mph125 (19%)
  • 70 mph81 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (19%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (62%)
  • Cyclist109 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (11%)
  • Pedestrian86 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2089 (10%)
  • 21 to 2585 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35182 (21%)
  • 36 to 45122 (14%)
  • 46 to 55129 (15%)
  • 56 to 6576 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7562 (7%)
  • Over 7551 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (70%)
  • Passenger181 (21%)
  • Pedestrian86 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car904 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (9%)
  • Motorcycle97 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 47th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2018

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41355517
2ndA56323718
3rdA54284215
4thA49253605
5thM56254202
6thA51243205
7thA540232916
8thB5132234502
9thM53192514
10thA55182802
11thA483172504
12thA5032172203
13thA5268171902
14thA533152002
15thA556151716
16thA550142002
17thA559131412
18thA5117121602
19thB5082121302
20thM681302

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2018

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018: 118.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2018

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018: 89.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years