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Warrington road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2012, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (638), and casualties fell from 892.

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

Collisions in 2012
611
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
827
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2012

0.3% of collisions in Warrington in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight50683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious10913%
  • Slight71687%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2012 is highlighted, with 611, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (17%)
  • Wednesday119 (19%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday57 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (6.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February44 (7.2%)
  • March70 (11%)
  • April47 (7.7%)
  • May49 (8%)
  • June54 (8.8%)
  • July44 (7.2%)
  • August45 (7.4%)
  • September48 (7.9%)
  • October55 (9%)
  • November44 (7.2%)
  • December48 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds492 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (60%)
  • Wet or damp235 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph364 (60%)
  • 40 mph63 (10%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph31 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph98 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (24%)
  • Roundabout82 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (61%)
  • Cyclist102 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (10%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (10%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35168 (20%)
  • 36 to 45145 (18%)
  • 46 to 55135 (16%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.6%)
  • Over 7526 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (70%)
  • Passenger170 (21%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car864 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle82 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Warrington ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 66th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2012

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2012, with 64 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2012

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2012: 71, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497193112
2ndA57527008
3rdA574435814
4thM6437406
5thM62395906
6thA50384706
7thA56182407
8thM56132300
9thA5061111601
10thA56261001
11thA61445600
12thB52125500
13thA50604401
14thB51594600
15thB52103400
16thB53563501
17thB51562300
18thB51572401
19thA50801100
20thA5591401

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2012

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 360.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2012

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2012: 156.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2012, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years