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Warrington road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 728 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2008, and 1,011 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (782), and casualties fell from 1,048.

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

Collisions in 2008
728
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,011
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Warrington in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious10414%
  • Slight61685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious12112%
  • Slight88287%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 728, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday117 (16%)
  • Wednesday117 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.8%)
  • February68 (9.3%)
  • March51 (7%)
  • April61 (8.4%)
  • May49 (6.7%)
  • June52 (7.1%)
  • July57 (7.8%)
  • August51 (7%)
  • September68 (9.3%)
  • October71 (9.8%)
  • November65 (8.9%)
  • December64 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight565 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds593 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (62%)
  • Wet or damp250 (34%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph458 (63%)
  • 40 mph63 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph62 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph127 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (23%)
  • Roundabout76 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant663 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian85 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist76 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20135 (13%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35244 (24%)
  • 36 to 45177 (18%)
  • 46 to 55123 (12%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider687 (68%)
  • Passenger239 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,077 (76%)
  • Motorcycle95 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 61st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2008

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2008, with 82 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2008

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2008: 81, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4981100014
2ndA57608324
3rdA574597804
4thM6508715
5thM62458023
6thA50395214
7thA5061192701
8thA56192402
9thM56132602
10thA562101502
11thA506081600
12thA5737902
13thB521271203
14thA61445501
15thA5794600
16thB51574400
17thB51562200
18thB52102300
19thB53562202
20thA5591101

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2008

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 434.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2008

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2008: 195.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years