Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 22 Sep 2025, 08:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Norton South & Preston Brook, Halton, WA7 6BX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 108 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Norton South & Preston Brook ward, Halton, from 2001 to 2025, with 168 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 108
- 7,428th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 168
- 1.56 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 1 in 2024
Crash severity at the WA7 6BX hotspot
23 of the 108 collisions here (21%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.9%
- Serious2220%
- Slight8579%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 29
- Slightly injured
- 138
- All casualties
- 168
Accidents by year at the WA7 6BX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2002, against an average of 4.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WA7 6BX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 | 24 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12 |
| 2001 | 8 | 9 |
Map of crashes at the WA7 6BX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA7 6BX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Norton South & Preston Brook, Halton, WA7 6BX 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 WA7 6BX 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
- Norton South & Preston Brook
- Council area
- Halton
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- WA7 6BX
- Postcode district
- WA7
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.31726, -2.68236
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 22 September 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 7,428th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the WA7 6BX hotspot
20 of the 108 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Runcorn.
Accident hotspots near WA7 6BX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Norton South & Preston Brook, Halton, WA7 6GJ area, 0.9 km away, with 308 collisions.
- Norton South & Preston Brook, Halton, WA7 6GJ area0.9 km away, 457 casualties308 collisions
- Beechwood & Heath, Halton, WA7 3HB area1.2 km away, 611 casualties422 collisions
- Halton Lea, Halton, WA7 2FA area1.3 km away, 238 casualties176 collisions
- Norton South & Preston Brook, Halton, WA7 6JJ area1.9 km away, 116 casualties86 collisions
- Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 7JB area2.1 km away, 234 casualties161 collisions
- Bridgewater, Halton, WA7 2SS area2.2 km away, 612 casualties421 collisions
- Beechwood & Heath, Halton, WA7 4AP area2.4 km away, 151 casualties117 collisions
- Halton Castle, Halton, WA7 2LH area2.7 km away, 281 casualties195 collisions
All 108 crashes at the WA7 6BX hotspot
Newest first, from 2 March 2001 to 22 September 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A533 in Halton, 20 May 2025, 11:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070415360
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A533 in Halton, 8 Mar 2024, 17:45
- Ford Focus and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024070238705
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 7 Oct 2023, 16:29
- Nissan Juke and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023070976962
- Serious
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 18 Feb 2023, 01:05
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
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- Slight
Mercedes B Class crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 30 Aug 2022, 14:15
- Mercedes B Class, BMW 1 Series, a car and a motorcycle
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 11 May 2021, 01:58
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2021070300671
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on a C road in Halton, 21 Apr 2021, 12:05
- Ford Transit and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021070253261
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 28 Jan 2021, 15:31
- Vauxhall Combo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021070059890
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B111 in Halton, 7 Aug 2020, 15:47
- Ford Fiesta and VDL
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070469616
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 2 Mar 2020, 14:19
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070134396
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 2 Feb 2020, 12:20
- Vauxhall Astra and Renault Scenic
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020070070844
- Slight
Suzuki GSXR 1000 crash on the A533 in Halton, 27 Jun 2019, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019070339891
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 8 Apr 2019, 11:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019070163874
- Serious
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 12 Dec 2018, 21:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018070391745
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 26 Oct 2018, 07:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 12 Jul 2018, 16:30
- Ford Mondeo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018070225270
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A533 in Halton, 6 Mar 2018, 18:25
- Ford Fiesta and Jaguar X Type
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018070061138
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 30 Nov 2017, 16:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017077385981
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 1 Oct 2017, 12:50
- Nissan Qashqai and Renault Trafic
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017077316876
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 24 Aug 2017, 15:00
- Toyota Avensis and Fiat Panda
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017077273051
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 31 Jul 2017, 20:08
- Renault Clio and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017077245426
- Serious
Kawasaki KLX125 crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 21 May 2017, 21:58
- Kawasaki KLX125 and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017077157778
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 21 Jun 2016, 21:17
- Renault Megane and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016076183355
- Serious
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 26 May 2016, 21:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016076154028
- Slight
MAN crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 3 Mar 2016, 09:56
- MAN and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016076063114
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 9 Feb 2016, 07:45
- 2 Vauxhall Corsas and Ford KA
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016076040885
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A562 in Halton, 18 Dec 2015, 01:40
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2015075376785
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A56 in Halton, 8 Dec 2015, 18:05
- BMW 3 Series and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Honda CRV crash on the A533 in Halton, 28 Nov 2014, 18:23
- Honda CRV and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2014074353345
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 26 Feb 2014, 16:22
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014074054943
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 18 Nov 2013, 14:10
- Fiat 500 and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013073328623
- Slight
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 28 Sep 2013, 22:13
- Ford KA and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013073277920
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 17 Aug 2013, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013073233409
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 12 Jun 2013, 00:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013073159524
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 25 May 2013, 10:30
- BMW X5, Skoda Octavia, Ford Focus, Renault Megane and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 3 casualties
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- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 30 Mar 2013, 16:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013070084976
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 25 Oct 2012, 23:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012070307071
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 6 Jun 2012, 02:58
- Ford Transit Connect and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012072155605
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 10 Jan 2012, 08:45
- Ford Fiesta and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012070009491
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 22 Nov 2011, 18:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011070332990
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 18 Nov 2011, 17:58
- BMW 3 Series and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
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- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 4 Nov 2011, 15:44
- Volkswagen Polo and Leyland
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2011070314538
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 15 Jul 2011, 22:12
- Ford Focus and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2011070197080
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 7 May 2011, 19:32
- Vauxhall Corsa and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011070124464
- Slight
Isuzu Trooper crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 2 Apr 2011, 18:06
- Isuzu Trooper and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 12 casualties
Ref 2011070088184
- Slight
Renault Laguna crash on an unclassified road in Halton, 21 Sep 2010, 19:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010070277500
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 15 Sep 2010, 17:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010070271351