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Blacon, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 5UU area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
164
5,153rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
210
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the CH1 5UU hotspot

29 of the 164 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2616%
  • Slight13582%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
28
Slightly injured
178
All casualties
210

Accidents by year at the CH1 5UU hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2001, against an average of 6.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CH1 5UU hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202444
202311
202244
202166
202034
201922
201822
201722
201689
20151115
201478
2013911
201234
201145
201055
20091012
20081021
200755
20061118
200588
200469
2003810
20021213
20012029

Map of crashes at the CH1 5UU hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CH1 5UU.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Blacon, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 5UU area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the CH1 5UU 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
Blacon
Nearest postcode to the centre
CH1 5UU
Postcode district
CH1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.20779, -2.91721
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
27 June 2025
Rank by collisions
5,153rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CH1 5UU hotspot

18 of the 164 collisions at this hotspot were on the A540.

Collisions at the CH1 5UU hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA540182613

Towns near the CH1 5UU hotspot

147 of the 164 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Chester.

All 164 crashes at the CH1 5UU hotspot

Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 27 June 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year