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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019, and 743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2018 (669), and casualties fell from 881.

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

Collisions in 2019
563
Down 16% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
743
Down 16% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019

1.8% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight48386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious8211%
  • Slight65188%

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. 2019 is highlighted, with 563, down 16% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 563
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (18%)
  • Wednesday66 (12%)
  • Thursday106 (19%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.9%)
  • February46 (8.2%)
  • March53 (9.4%)
  • April53 (9.4%)
  • May49 (8.7%)
  • June40 (7.1%)
  • July35 (6.2%)
  • August48 (8.5%)
  • September54 (9.6%)
  • October49 (8.7%)
  • November42 (7.5%)
  • December44 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (72%)
  • Wet or damp144 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph238 (42%)
  • 40 mph58 (10%)
  • 50 mph71 (13%)
  • 60 mph115 (20%)
  • 70 mph51 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (15%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (65%)
  • Cyclist79 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (10%)
  • 21 to 2577 (10%)
  • 26 to 35134 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (15%)
  • 46 to 55101 (14%)
  • 56 to 6568 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6.9%)
  • Over 7560 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (69%)
  • Passenger159 (21%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car804 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 56th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2019

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019: 38, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41384833
2ndA56273301
3rdA54202611
4thA540182102
5thA559182301
6thM56184602
7thA5032151900
8thA5117151902
9thA533151902
10thA51141806
11thB5132141902
12thA556131711
13thM53131900
14thA550122213
15thA5268111110
16thA530101602
17thA55101510
18thA4991603
19thA511691001
20thB508291303

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2019

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019: 104.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2019

CH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019: 79.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years