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Warrington road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 655 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2010, and 938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (688), and casualties fell from 989.

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

Collisions in 2010
655
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
938
Down 5% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2010

1.2% of collisions in Warrington in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight55885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious9510%
  • Slight83589%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 655, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (16%)
  • Tuesday103 (16%)
  • Wednesday109 (17%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday103 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.3%)
  • February36 (5.5%)
  • March55 (8.4%)
  • April54 (8.2%)
  • May56 (8.5%)
  • June59 (9%)
  • July60 (9.2%)
  • August48 (7.3%)
  • September56 (8.5%)
  • October68 (10%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December56 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds548 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (65%)
  • Wet or damp175 (27%)
  • Frost or ice43 (6.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph404 (62%)
  • 40 mph64 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph50 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph106 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (24%)
  • Roundabout80 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant636 (68%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20118 (13%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35182 (19%)
  • 36 to 45183 (20%)
  • 46 to 55126 (13%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider596 (64%)
  • Passenger264 (28%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car980 (76%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 62nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2010

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2010, with 90 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2010

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2010: 87, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA498712817
2ndM6538917
3rdA57475629
4thA5744670112
5thA50323904
6thM62326003
7thA56182503
8thA5061152102
9thM56142801
10thB5212121403
11thA56281101
12thA50605700
13thB51575600
14thB52105700
15thA61444900
16thA5733500
17thB51563500
18thA5592400
19thB51592201
20thB52042200

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2010

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 374.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2010

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2010: 181.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years