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Birchfield, Halton, WA8 9AQ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
157
5,361st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
219
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the WA8 9AQ hotspot

19 of the 157 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious1711%
  • Slight13888%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
18
Slightly injured
199
All casualties
219

Accidents by year at the WA8 9AQ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 19 in 2001, against an average of 6.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WA8 9AQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202434
202322
20221011
202133
202079
201947
201844
201725
201667
201545
2014812
201377
201289
201156
2010410
2009810
2008816
200768
2006711
2005810
2004913
200356
2002912
20011931

Map of crashes at the WA8 9AQ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA8 9AQ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Birchfield, Halton, WA8 9AQ area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the WA8 9AQ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Birchfield
Council area
Halton
Nearest postcode to the centre
WA8 9AQ
Postcode district
WA8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.38854, -2.73864
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
14 December 2025
Rank by collisions
5,361st of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WA8 9AQ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A5080, with 68 of 157, followed by the B5419 with 56.

Collisions at the WA8 9AQ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5080689117
2ndB5419568817
3rdB51491100
4thB51781100
5thM621500

Towns near the WA8 9AQ hotspot

135 of the 157 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Widnes.

All 157 crashes at the WA8 9AQ hotspot

Newest first, from 12 January 2001 to 14 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year