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Warrington road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 905 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2001, and 1,323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (931), and casualties fell from 1,368.

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

Collisions in 2001
905
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,323
Down 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Warrington in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious13715%
  • Slight76184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious16112%
  • Slight1,15587%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2001 is highlighted, with 905, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (17%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday156 (17%)
  • Saturday114 (13%)
  • Sunday89 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (9.3%)
  • February57 (6.3%)
  • March59 (6.5%)
  • April79 (8.7%)
  • May81 (9%)
  • June72 (8%)
  • July71 (7.8%)
  • August85 (9.4%)
  • September76 (8.4%)
  • October76 (8.4%)
  • November83 (9.2%)
  • December82 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight673 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit200 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds731 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (13%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry548 (61%)
  • Wet or damp336 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph573 (63%)
  • 40 mph73 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph114 (13%)
  • 70 mph123 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway185 (20%)
  • Roundabout99 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant931 (70%)
  • Pedestrian111 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist77 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20204 (15%)
  • 21 to 25154 (12%)
  • 26 to 35284 (21%)
  • 36 to 45235 (18%)
  • 46 to 55145 (11%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider835 (63%)
  • Passenger377 (28%)
  • Pedestrian111 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,393 (78%)
  • Motorcycle101 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Warrington

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 Warrington ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 74th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2001

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2001, with 89 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2001

The A574 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2001: 60, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5746088111
2ndM65485111
3rdA574977010
4thA49466605
5thM62315206
6thA50222702
7thA56202805
8thA562162714
9thA5061132003
10thM56123002
11thA506091002
12thA5794702
13thB51574501
14thB52074500
15thA5732300
16thA50801301
17thA5721200
18thA61441201
19thB52101100

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2001

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 568.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2001

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2001: 223.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years