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Warrington road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 876 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2004, and 1,190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (892), and casualties fell from 1,271.

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

Collisions in 2004
876
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,190
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2004

0.5% of collisions in Warrington in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight76287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious12611%
  • Slight1,06089%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 876, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (16%)
  • Wednesday134 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (17%)
  • Friday143 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.6%)
  • February73 (8.3%)
  • March71 (8.1%)
  • April77 (8.8%)
  • May70 (8%)
  • June72 (8.2%)
  • July75 (8.6%)
  • August70 (8%)
  • September74 (8.4%)
  • October80 (9.1%)
  • November70 (8%)
  • December69 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight651 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit189 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds729 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry587 (67%)
  • Wet or damp278 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph563 (64%)
  • 40 mph105 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (10%)
  • 70 mph117 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (24%)
  • Roundabout94 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant831 (70%)
  • Pedestrian96 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist61 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20156 (13%)
  • 21 to 25152 (13%)
  • 26 to 35229 (19%)
  • 36 to 45255 (21%)
  • 46 to 55140 (12%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.9%)
  • Over 7535 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider795 (67%)
  • Passenger299 (25%)
  • Pedestrian96 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,311 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes167 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle77 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Warrington ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 61st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2004

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2004, with 83 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2004

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2004: 111, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49111155113
2ndM68010903
3rdA576488111
4thA50567306
5thA574536806
6thM62446907
7thA56274004
8thA5061202501
9thA562141901
10thM56142004
11thB52077900
12thA614461000
13thB515761300
14thB521061000
15thA5725701
16thA50604400
17thA5734600
18thA5794702
19thB52123401
20thB51582300

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2004

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 516.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2004

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2004: 214.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years