Serious
Hyundai i20 crash on the M62 in Warrington, 30 Sep 2025, 20:33
- Hyundai i20, Peugeot 108 and Vauxhall Insignia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070806768
Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7ET area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 63 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Birchwood ward, Warrington, from 2001 to 2025, with 95 casualties. Of those collisions, 13 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from none in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 63
- 11,739th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 95
- 1.51 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 0 in 2024
Crash severity at the WA3 7ET hotspot
13 of the 63 collisions here (21%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious1321%
- Slight5079%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 14
- Slightly injured
- 81
- All casualties
- 95
Accidents by year at the WA3 7ET hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2006, against an average of 2.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WA3 7ET hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 10 | 19 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
Map of crashes at the WA3 7ET hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA3 7ET.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7ET area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the WA3 7ET 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
- Birchwood
- Council area
- Warrington
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- WA3 7ET
- Postcode district
- WA3
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.42866, -2.54303
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 20 of 25
- Latest collision
- 30 September 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 11,739th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the WA3 7ET hotspot
12 of the 63 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Warrington.
Accident hotspots near WA3 7ET
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Poulton North, Warrington, WA2 0EJ area, 0.9 km away, with 268 collisions.
- Poulton North, Warrington, WA2 0EJ area0.9 km away, 418 casualties268 collisions
- Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6GR area0.9 km away, 285 casualties207 collisions
- Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7QH area1.5 km away, 627 casualties481 collisions
- Burtonwood and Winwick, Warrington, WA2 0TD area1.6 km away, 248 casualties157 collisions
- Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6RF area1.8 km away, 111 casualties90 collisions
- Poulton North, Warrington, WA2 0PW area2.1 km away, 151 casualties113 collisions
- Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6PJ area2.4 km away, 315 casualties222 collisions
- Poplars and Hulme, Warrington, WA2 0GL area2.6 km away, 445 casualties352 collisions
All 63 crashes at the WA3 7ET hotspot
Newest first, from 6 August 2001 to 30 September 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 6 Jun 2025, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070467722
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the M62 in Warrington, 27 May 2025, 13:37
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025070435468
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 19 Jan 2025, 01:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070048549
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 7 Jun 2022, 16:45
- Ford Fiesta and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022070392468
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the M62 in Warrington, 3 Oct 2020, 08:23
- Fiat Punto and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070598118
- Slight
Chevrolet Spark crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 7 Jul 2020, 09:35
- Chevrolet Spark and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020070397203
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the M62 in Warrington, 24 Feb 2019, 11:30
- Mercedes, Audi A3 and Audi A5
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019070071452
- Serious
Renault Captur crash on the M62 in Warrington, 4 Mar 2018, 23:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018070059262
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 1 Jun 2017, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017077170914
- Slight
Scania crash on the M62 in Warrington, 6 Aug 2015, 11:26
- Scania and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015075230404
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the M62 in Warrington, 10 Mar 2015, 17:30
- Renault Clio and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015075067879
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the M62 in Warrington, 4 Sep 2014, 15:44
- Ford KA, Vauxhall Insignia, Volkswagen Polo and a van
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014074262042
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the M62 in Warrington, 4 Mar 2014, 03:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014074060106
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M62 in Warrington, 2 Jan 2014, 08:53
- 2 Ford Transits
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014074001474
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 31 May 2012, 10:33
- Vauxhall Corsa and BMW M3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012072149466
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 22 May 2012, 12:45
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012070139713
- Slight
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 27 Feb 2012, 07:51
- Ford KA and Fiat Panda
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012070054675
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the M62 in Warrington, 3 Dec 2011, 08:37
- Ford Focus, Mazda 2 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011070343604
- Serious
Citroen C2 crash on the M62 in Warrington, 21 Jul 2010, 17:18
- Citroen C2, Peugeot 206, Vauxhall Zafira and a car
- 4 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2010070211350
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 30 May 2010, 05:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010070153131
- Slight
Lexus IS200 crash on the M62 in Warrington, 5 Mar 2010, 19:05
- Lexus IS200, Vauxhall Corsa and Toyota Corolla
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010070063054
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 19 Nov 2009, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009070365315
- Slight
Fiat Brava crash on the M6 in Warrington, 1 May 2009, 18:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2009070134251
- Serious
Mazda 3 crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 19 Apr 2009, 15:46
- Mazda 3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2009070120330
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the M62 in Warrington, 8 Jan 2009, 10:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009070006965
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M62 in Warrington, 7 Feb 2008, 14:14
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2008070038322
- Slight
Rover Cityrover crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 15 Nov 2007, 20:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2007070387066
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 12 Jun 2007, 12:05
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007070702282
- Slight
Car crash on the M62 in Warrington, 28 Apr 2007, 17:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2007070701842
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 15 Nov 2006, 08:30
- Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006070604589
- Slight
HGV crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 10 Oct 2006, 14:00
- A lorry and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006070604042
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 3 May 2006, 01:38
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2006070601650
- Slight
Honda Accord crash on the M62 in Warrington, 9 Apr 2006, 17:19
- Honda Accord, Mitsubishi Shogun and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006070601496
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M62 in Warrington, 28 Mar 2006, 15:34
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006070601197
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the M62 in Warrington, 23 Mar 2006, 06:50
- Mercedes Vito, Volkswagen LT 35, Ford Transit and a car
- 4 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2006070601181
- Slight
Rover 45 crash on the M62 in Warrington, 18 Mar 2006, 16:50
- Rover 45 and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006070601105
- Slight
Toyota Carina crash on the M62 in Warrington, 3 Mar 2006, 15:15
- Toyota Carina and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006070600948
- Serious
Scania crash on the M62 in Warrington, 30 Jan 2006, 14:35
- Scania, Volvo and Subaru Forester
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006070600399
- Serious
Nissan Primera crash on the M62 in Warrington, 28 Jan 2006, 03:20
- Nissan Primera and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006070600378
- Slight
Car crash on the M62 in Warrington, 13 Nov 2005, 19:27
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005070505061
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the M62 in Warrington, 14 Oct 2005, 16:50
- Fiat Punto and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005070504562
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M62 in Warrington, 11 Oct 2005, 02:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005070504482
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Warrington, 23 Aug 2005, 00:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005070503671
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M62 in Warrington, 19 Aug 2005, 14:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005070503677
- Serious
Ford Escort crash on the M62 in Warrington, 10 Jul 2005, 11:28
- Ford Escort, Ford Fiesta, Citroen Berlingo and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005070502976
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M62 in Warrington, 25 May 2005, 16:16
- Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Getz and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005070502264
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the M62 in Warrington, 16 May 2005, 13:46
- Renault Megane and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005070502113