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Warrington road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2015, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (554), and casualties fell from 717.

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

Collisions in 2015
505
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
687
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Warrington in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight59887%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2015 is highlighted, with 505, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 505
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (19%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.9%)
  • February33 (6.5%)
  • March36 (7.1%)
  • April40 (7.9%)
  • May43 (8.5%)
  • June38 (7.5%)
  • July46 (9.1%)
  • August48 (9.5%)
  • September49 (9.7%)
  • October40 (7.9%)
  • November46 (9.1%)
  • December46 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (68%)
  • Wet or damp152 (30%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph306 (61%)
  • 40 mph48 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph20 (4%)
  • 70 mph82 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (24%)
  • Roundabout52 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (60%)
  • Cyclist80 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (10%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (12%)
  • 21 to 25109 (16%)
  • 26 to 35140 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7525 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (66%)
  • Passenger168 (24%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 77th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2015

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2015, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2015

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2015: 57, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49577309
2ndA57415902
3rdM6365903
4thA574354606
5thM62305413
6thA50253304
7thA56233008
8thA5061171903
9thM56132304
10thA5628801
11thB521071011
12thA5794811
13thB51584401
14thB52044500
15thB51563301
16thB52073300
17thA50602200
18thA5732400
19thB52122201
20thA50801101

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2015

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 285.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2015

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2015: 128.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years