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Warrington road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 811 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2006, and 1,156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (822), and casualties fell from 1,184.

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

Collisions in 2006
811
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,156
Down 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2006

1.5% of collisions in Warrington in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight71388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious917.9%
  • Slight1,05391%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2006 is highlighted, with 811, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday133 (16%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday129 (16%)
  • Friday146 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (11%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.2%)
  • February72 (8.9%)
  • March57 (7%)
  • April60 (7.4%)
  • May76 (9.4%)
  • June63 (7.8%)
  • July73 (9%)
  • August63 (7.8%)
  • September62 (7.6%)
  • October70 (8.6%)
  • November87 (11%)
  • December70 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight600 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds675 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (69%)
  • Wet or damp244 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph504 (62%)
  • 40 mph77 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph96 (12%)
  • 70 mph127 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (24%)
  • Roundabout102 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant828 (72%)
  • Pedestrian103 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (7%)
  • Cyclist80 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1565 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20185 (16%)
  • 21 to 25131 (11%)
  • 26 to 35225 (19%)
  • 36 to 45201 (17%)
  • 46 to 55130 (11%)
  • 56 to 6587 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (65%)
  • Passenger302 (26%)
  • Pedestrian103 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,243 (79%)
  • Motorcycle83 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 55th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2006

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2006, with 77 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2006

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2006: 87, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA498713116
2ndA576910327
3rdM66310726
4thA574557417
5thM62417613
6thA50385002
7thA56314004
8thA5061284901
9thA562192202
10thM56152202
11thB51577722
12thA50605600
13thA5795501
14thB53565701
15thB52104500
16thB52124900
17thA50803301
18thB52043300
19thB52073402
20thB51562300

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2006

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 443.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2006

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2006: 198.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years