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CH2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,345 road traffic collisions in the CH2 postcode district, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 7,432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 683 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 54 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (66).

Collisions since 1980
5,345
477th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,432
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
80 people killed
Serious collisions
683
777 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
54
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
87
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CH2

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal761.4%
  • Serious68313%
  • Slight4,58686%

What the data shows

  • CH2 had 643 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 1,106 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in CH2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 741 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH2, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in CH2.

Where CH2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
477th
Most casualties
407th
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
988th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday824 (15%)
  • Tuesday822 (15%)
  • Wednesday783 (15%)
  • Thursday846 (16%)
  • Friday817 (15%)
  • Saturday705 (13%)
  • Sunday548 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,963 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit935 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting270 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit144 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,951 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway1,580 (30%)
  • Roundabout536 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road249 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph42 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,333 (44%)
  • 40 mph408 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph300 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph955 (18%)
  • 70 mph1,302 (24%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,295 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds697 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds88 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other83 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded65 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,912 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist763 (10%)
  • Pedestrian631 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist598 (8%)
  • Van occupant221 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)88 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant41 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant32 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH2, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CH2 peaked at 170 in 2003; 2025 had 54.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255487
20246680
20234868
20226183
20215261
20205258
201979115
20187193
201777103
201683107
201589140
2014105164
2013101141
2012108172
2011108150
201094136
2009132190
2008123170
2007118155
2006128186
2005141190
2004169235
2003170228
2002134197
2001148230
2000156227
1999138212
1998153223
1997146201
1996156218
1995134185
1994153228
1993139184
1992145194
1991135183
1990140186
1989119150
1988123167
1987131178
1986118155
1985134171
1984128165
1983136182
1982130175
1981138192
198082117

Map of recent crashes in CH2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH2

The 24 most recent collisions in CH2 happened between 14 August and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH2

The A56 has the most collisions in CH2, 896 of 5,345 (17%), followed by the A41 (791).

Collisions in CH2 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA568961,22817129
2ndA417911,1378101
3rdM565719621067
4thA5116475606965
5thM53363576438
6thA51173405101149
7thB51327290010
8thA540527306
9thA5480415301
10thA55162713
11thA5268141500
12thA51111101
13thA50324700

Council area for CH2

CH2 is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CH2 accounts for 10% of them.

Towns in CH2

Collisions in CH2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Chester (2,605) and Ellesmere Port (189).