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Warrington road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2021, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2020 (263), and casualties rose from 323.

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

Collisions in 2021
323
Up 23% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
385
Up 19% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Warrington in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight26582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight32685%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2021 is highlighted, with 323, up 23% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 323
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (21%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.1%)
  • February18 (5.6%)
  • March28 (8.7%)
  • April31 (9.6%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June23 (7.1%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August31 (9.6%)
  • September30 (9.3%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (72%)
  • Wet or damp84 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (8.7%)
  • 30 mph192 (59%)
  • 40 mph41 (13%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (23%)
  • Roundabout41 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (49%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Cyclist59 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2049 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3577 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (67%)
  • Passenger66 (17%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (11%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 97th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2021

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2021, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2021

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2021: 48, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49485408
2ndA57222805
3rdM6203515
4thA50171802
5thA574162001
6thM62142305
7thA5061101102
8thA5691102
9thB52108801
10thM566901
11thA5624401
12thB51573301
13thA5732200
14thA61442202
15thB51582200
16thA301100
17thA50601100
18thA5791100
19thA61141100
20thB52071201

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2021

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 215.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2021

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2021: 94.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years