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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2023 (496), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 2024
512
Up 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
628
Down 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
18
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024

3.5% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.5%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight38475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious12119%
  • Slight48978%

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. 2024 is highlighted, with 512, up 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 512
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday92 (18%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.8%)
  • February36 (7%)
  • March40 (7.8%)
  • April31 (6.1%)
  • May35 (6.8%)
  • June55 (11%)
  • July47 (9.2%)
  • August36 (7%)
  • September38 (7.4%)
  • October59 (12%)
  • November45 (8.8%)
  • December45 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (77%)
  • Wet or damp104 (20%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (12%)
  • 30 mph180 (35%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph112 (22%)
  • 60 mph65 (13%)
  • 70 mph48 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (16%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (58%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (12%)
  • Cyclist71 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2556 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5589 (14%)
  • 56 to 6570 (11%)
  • 66 to 7546 (7.3%)
  • Over 7545 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (73%)
  • Passenger90 (14%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (69%)
  • Motorcycle80 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 50th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024

Gowy Rural, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 3NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024, with 15 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 2024

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024: 34, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413443110
2ndA54263729
3rdA556212736
4thA56212625
5thA540202906
6thB5132161604
7thM56162600
8thA533151822
9thM53141701
10thA49132013
11thA5117131712
12thA559121205
13thB5152101203
14thA48381412
15thB50828800
16thA50327700
17thA517901
18thA5507702
19thA51166602
20thM661001

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2024

Chester and Ellesmere Port had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024, with 70 each.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 2024

CH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024: 66.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 2024, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years