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Warrington road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 688 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2009, and 989 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (728), and casualties fell from 1,011.

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

Collisions in 2009
688
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
989
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Warrington in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight60488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious878.8%
  • Slight89691%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2009 is highlighted, with 688, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday147 (21%)
  • Saturday68 (9.9%)
  • Sunday63 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.1%)
  • February45 (6.5%)
  • March47 (6.8%)
  • April49 (7.1%)
  • May66 (9.6%)
  • June54 (7.8%)
  • July64 (9.3%)
  • August67 (9.7%)
  • September71 (10%)
  • October55 (8%)
  • November62 (9%)
  • December52 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight522 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds560 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (62%)
  • Wet or damp248 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph413 (60%)
  • 40 mph72 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph66 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph107 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (23%)
  • Roundabout102 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant687 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist71 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian67 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20133 (13%)
  • 21 to 25138 (14%)
  • 26 to 35193 (20%)
  • 36 to 45159 (16%)
  • 46 to 55144 (15%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (65%)
  • Passenger284 (29%)
  • Pedestrian67 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,027 (76%)
  • Motorcycle86 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 64th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2009

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2009, with 71 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2009

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2009: 92, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA499213209
2ndA575779111
3rdM6539412
4thA574496005
5thA50364712
6thM62366603
7thA5061232803
8thA56162603
9thM56121700
10thB52107700
11thA5626801
12thB515751102
13thA5593300
14thA5793300
15thA61443301
16thB52123300
17thB53563300
18thA50602400
19thA50802201
20thA5732300

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2009

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 397.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2009

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2009: 182.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years