Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 30 Aug 2025, 16:04
- Nissan Qashqai, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Hyundai Tucson
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070719684
Sandstone, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 0LA area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 83 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Sandstone ward, Cheshire West and Chester, from 2001 to 2025, with 134 casualties. Of those collisions, 10 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 83
- 9,322nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 134
- 1.61 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the WA6 0LA hotspot
10 of the 83 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious1012%
- Slight7388%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 11
- Slightly injured
- 123
- All casualties
- 134
Accidents by year at the WA6 0LA hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2002, against an average of 3.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WA6 0LA 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 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 13 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2002 | 8 | 16 |
| 2001 | 4 | 5 |
Map of crashes at the WA6 0LA hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA6 0LA.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Sandstone, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 0LA 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 WA6 0LA 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
- Sandstone
- Council area
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- WA6 0LA
- Postcode district
- WA6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.27094, -2.79155
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 30 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 9,322nd of 12,033 hotspots
Accident hotspots near WA6 0LA
6 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Gowy Rural, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 4QZ area, 1.2 km away, with 237 collisions.
- Gowy Rural, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 4QZ area1.2 km away, 412 casualties237 collisions
- Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 0ES area1.4 km away, 103 casualties81 collisions
- Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 0BS area1.6 km away, 200 casualties128 collisions
- Gowy Rural, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 4LH area2.4 km away, 112 casualties67 collisions
- Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 0HY area2.8 km away, 112 casualties72 collisions
- Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 7SN area4.3 km away, 141 casualties78 collisions
All 83 crashes at the WA6 0LA hotspot
Newest first, from 5 April 2001 to 30 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 11 Feb 2025, 06:47
- Ford Transit, Ford Puma and MG ZS
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070113490
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 25 Nov 2024, 13:00
- Volkswagen Golf and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024071000215
- Slight
Skoda Karoq crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 29 Jan 2024, 17:36
- Skoda Karoq, Suzuki DL 650, Volkswagen Passat and Mercedes Cla Class
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024070128824
- Slight
Audi Q2 crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 17 Sep 2023, 04:44
- Audi Q2 and Renault Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023070893158
- Slight
Kia Niro crash on the M6 in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 Nov 2022, 08:10
- Kia Niro and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022070834274
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 2 Jun 2021, 14:13
- Vauxhall Insignia, Audi A4 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021070361081
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 Mar 2021, 03:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021070162213
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 9 Jul 2020, 07:50
- DAF Trucks and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070401774
- Serious
Volvo crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 Oct 2019, 12:30
- Volvo, Mercedes (2) and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019070595392
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 5 Jun 2019, 08:10
- Toyota Aygo and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019070289610
- Slight
Toyota crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 8 Aug 2018, 09:51
- Toyota and Ford C-Max
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018070244527
- Slight
Volvo S60 crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 9 Jun 2018, 14:23
- Volvo S60 and Citroen C4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018070170123
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 13 Mar 2018, 16:15
- Mercedes C Class, Saab 9-3 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018070068708
- Slight
Toyota Hilux crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 27 Oct 2017, 18:25
- Toyota Hilux, Honda Jazz and Mitsubishi Colt
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017077347096
- Slight
Citroen Nemo crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 9 Aug 2017, 15:45
- Citroen Nemo and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017077255611
- Slight
Mini One crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 28 Apr 2017, 10:52
- Mini One and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017077130038
- Slight
Alfa Romeo Giulietta crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 5 Jan 2017, 08:44
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta and Mini Paceman
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017077004036
- Slight
Iveco Daily crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 Jun 2016, 08:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016076175624
- Serious
Citroen C4 crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 5 Jun 2016, 17:29
- Citroen C4 and Kia Rio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016076165306
- Slight
Renault Master crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 13 Nov 2015, 14:11
- Renault Master, Honda Jazz and Seat Ibiza
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015075339800
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 1 Oct 2015, 02:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015075292115
- Serious
Kia Ceed crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 2 Aug 2015, 17:00
- Kia Ceed and Peugeot 308
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2015075226248
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 15 Jan 2015, 07:30
- Ford Transit Custom and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015075013035
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 4 Nov 2014, 11:37
- Vauxhall Corsa and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014074327949
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 10 Oct 2014, 16:30
- Citroen DS3 and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014074302494
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 12 Aug 2014, 18:05
- BMW 5 Series, Audi TT and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014074237746
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 22 Jun 2014, 18:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014074179380
- Slight
Volkswagen Transporter crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 10 May 2014, 15:54
- Volkswagen Transporter, a van and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014074131835
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 13 Mar 2014, 15:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014074067586
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 3 Feb 2014, 07:20
- Toyota Avensis, Skoda Octavia, Citroen C5, Ford Transit Connect and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2014074030801
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 7 Jan 2013, 07:17
- Skoda Fabia and Lexus IS250
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013070005827
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 17 Dec 2012, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012070360536
- Serious
Rover 25 crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 5 Dec 2012, 15:09
- Rover 25 and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012070348360
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 Sep 2012, 16:34
- BMW 3 Series, Ford Focus and Seat Leon
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012070264217
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 21 Aug 2012, 15:20
- Peugeot 206 and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012070237835
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 23 Nov 2011, 16:09
- Vauxhall Vectra, Audi A4 and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011070333825
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 16 Aug 2011, 05:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011070231233
- Slight
Toyota IQ crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 26 Jun 2011, 17:00
- Toyota IQ, Honda Civic and BMW 5 Series
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011070176526
- Slight
Toyota Celica crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 22 Nov 2010, 06:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010070342371
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 23 Sep 2010, 16:27
- BMW 3 Series, Vauxhall Astra, Audi A4, a car and 6 more vehicles
- 10 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010070279360
- Slight
Hyundai Getz crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 20 Jul 2010, 14:30
- 1 vehicle, 4 casualties
Ref 2010070210176
- Serious
Toyota Hilux crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 Jul 2010, 17:30
- Toyota Hilux, Vauxhall Insignia and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010070204121
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 4 Jan 2010, 18:10
- Seat Leon and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010070003748
- Slight
Ford Escort crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 18 Sep 2009, 17:09
- Ford Escort, Mini Cooper and Ford Mondeo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009070293151
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 20 Aug 2009, 16:05
- Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Zafira and Vauxhall Vectra
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2009070265554
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 30 Jul 2009, 16:25
- BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2009070240975
- Slight
Peugeot Expert crash on the M56 in Cheshire West and Chester, 30 Jul 2009, 16:24
- Peugeot Expert, Mercedes Sprinter, Land Rover Freelander, a car and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2009070240092