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Warrington road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 966 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 1997, and 1,413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (950), and casualties rose from 1,381.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,786 collisions in Warrington.

Collisions in 1997
966
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,413
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 1997

0.1% of collisions in Warrington in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious11912%
  • Slight84688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious1369.6%
  • Slight1,27690%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 966, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025328412
2024270340
2023313398
2022325382
2021323385
2020263323
2019354454
2018438591
2017480603
2016493610
2015505687
2014554717
2013539731
2012611827
2011638892
2010655938
2009688989
20087281,011
20077821,048
20068111,156
20058221,184
20048761,190
20038921,271
20028401,236
20019051,323
20009311,368
19991,0661,612
19981,0571,516
19979661,413
19969501,381
19951,0431,502
19949421,410
19937861,093
19927921,106
1991739985
1990750966
19898341,088
1988735930
1987684877
1986686882
1985654816
1984633751
1983603740
1982671858
1981641797
1980611772
1979579754

When and where crashes happen in Warrington in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (15%)
  • Tuesday158 (16%)
  • Wednesday162 (17%)
  • Thursday141 (15%)
  • Friday153 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (12%)
  • Sunday92 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59152 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59249 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7.7%)
  • February73 (7.6%)
  • March61 (6.3%)
  • April83 (8.6%)
  • May79 (8.2%)
  • June80 (8.3%)
  • July87 (9%)
  • August77 (8%)
  • September80 (8.3%)
  • October76 (7.9%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December98 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry584 (60%)
  • Wet or damp374 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph568 (59%)
  • 40 mph60 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (12%)
  • 70 mph210 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway608 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway268 (28%)
  • Roundabout56 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,044 (74%)
  • Pedestrian109 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist81 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant62 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3%)
  • 11 to 1589 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20223 (16%)
  • 21 to 25225 (16%)
  • 26 to 35338 (24%)
  • 36 to 45196 (14%)
  • 46 to 55130 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2%)
  • Over 7521 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider909 (64%)
  • Passenger395 (28%)
  • Pedestrian109 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,481 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes110 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle62 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Warrington

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warrington ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 74th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 1997

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 1997: 109, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4910916306
2ndM680126012
3rdA576610206
4thA574608818
5thM62578904
6thA50486405
7thA56427106
8thA5061264103
9thA562264406
10thM56162601
11thA506081001
12thA614481002
13thB515781001
14thB521281601
15thB521061001
16thB53566801
17thA5735800
18thA5795700
19thB52075800
20thA5594400

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 1997

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 541.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 1997

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 1997: 235.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 1997, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years