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Warrington road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 2025, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2024 (270), and casualties rose from 340.

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

Collisions in 2025
328
Up 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
412
Up 21% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Warrington in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7824%
  • Slight24876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight32378%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 2025 is highlighted, with 328, up 21% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 328
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (10%)
  • Sunday25 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.9%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April33 (10%)
  • May24 (7.3%)
  • June24 (7.3%)
  • July21 (6.4%)
  • August27 (8.2%)
  • September22 (6.7%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (74%)
  • Wet or damp69 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph191 (58%)
  • 40 mph34 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph63 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (28%)
  • Roundabout34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (57%)
  • Cyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9%)
  • Van occupant26 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (69%)
  • Passenger81 (20%)
  • Pedestrian48 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 94th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warrington in 2025

Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warrington in 2025, with 34 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 2025

The M6 had the most collisions in Warrington in 2025: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6375304
2ndA49253108
3rdA57202804
4thM62202604
5thA501923010
6thA574171703
7thA56111202
8thM5691503
9thA506161002
10thA5623401
11thA5793501
12thB51563400
13thB51573401
14thA61442201
15thB52042401
16thB52072200
17thB52122201
18thB53562201
19thA461100
20thA5591100

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 2025

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 182.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 2025

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 2025: 78.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years