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Warrington road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2018, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (480), and casualties fell from 603.

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

Collisions in 2018
438
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
591
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Warrington in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight36283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight51086%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 438, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 438
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (19%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (9.4%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February30 (6.8%)
  • March38 (8.7%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May31 (7.1%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August33 (7.5%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October32 (7.3%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December40 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (74%)
  • Wet or damp107 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph268 (61%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph67 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (22%)
  • Roundabout52 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (60%)
  • Cyclist72 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (16%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.8%)
  • Over 7526 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (69%)
  • Passenger128 (22%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 83rd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2018

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2018, with 44 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2018

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2018: 53, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49536715
2ndM6375204
3rdA503552010
4thA57354603
5thA574284014
6thA5061172501
7thM62132122
8thA56122303
9thM56112303
10thB53566600
11thA5625702
12thB52125503
13thA61444400
14thA50603301
15thA50803501
16thB51562300
17thB51572200
18thB52072201
19thA5591100
20thA5791201

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2018

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 258.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2018

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2018: 125.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years