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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2020 (437), and casualties rose from 550.

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

Collisions in 2021
524
Up 20% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
646
Up 17% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021

1% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10219%
  • Slight41780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious11518%
  • Slight52581%

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. 2021 is highlighted, with 524, up 20% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 524
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (17%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday69 (13%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (3.6%)
  • February22 (4.2%)
  • March37 (7.1%)
  • April42 (8%)
  • May63 (12%)
  • June52 (9.9%)
  • July48 (9.2%)
  • August43 (8.2%)
  • September56 (11%)
  • October38 (7.3%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December44 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (72%)
  • Wet or damp130 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (8%)
  • 30 mph218 (42%)
  • 40 mph56 (11%)
  • 50 mph63 (12%)
  • 60 mph100 (19%)
  • 70 mph45 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (16%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (56%)
  • Cyclist92 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (11%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (11%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35127 (20%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 55102 (16%)
  • 56 to 6573 (11%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.9%)
  • Over 7526 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (71%)
  • Passenger117 (18%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 49th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021

Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2021

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41385007
2ndM56223006
3rdA5032212601
4thA54182605
5thA540182303
6thB5132171801
7thA5117141925
8thA56131410
9thA49121804
10thA51121803
11thA5268101203
12thA533101503
13thA559101301
14thA5591203
15thA48381002
16thA53081111
17thA5488903
18thA55681202
19thB51528802
20thA55071002

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2021

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021: 98.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2021

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021: 81.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years