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Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
797
552nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
1,115
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Collisions in 2025
16
9 in 2024

Crash severity at the WA8 6GD hotspot

107 of the 797 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10113%
  • Slight69087%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
6
Seriously injured
109
Slightly injured
1,000
All casualties
1,115

Accidents by year at the WA8 6GD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 51 in 2001, against an average of 32 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WA8 6GD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251619
2024916
20232024
20221922
20212020
20202025
20192026
20182329
20173037
20164149
20153653
20144157
20132736
20124260
20112534
20103666
20092838
20084459
20074868
20064162
20053446
20043869
20034353
20024575
20015172

Map of crashes at the WA8 6GD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA8 6GD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD 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 WA8 6GD 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
Central & West Bank
Council area
Halton
Nearest postcode to the centre
WA8 6GD
Postcode district
WA8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.36531, -2.72952
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
21 December 2025
Rank by collisions
552nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WA8 6GD hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B5419, with 132 of 797, followed by the B5178 with 98.

Collisions at the WA8 6GD hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5419132184015
2ndB51789813608
3rdA55795143021
4thA5626710619
5thA5684401
6thB51491100
7thB5781100

Towns near the WA8 6GD hotspot

796 of the 797 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Widnes.

All 797 crashes at the WA8 6GD hotspot

Newest first, from 19 January 2001 to 21 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year