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CH3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,915 road traffic collisions in the CH3 postcode district, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 7,076 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 109 were fatal and 841 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, up 35% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1980
4,915
582nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,076
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
109
124 people killed
Serious collisions
841
1,038 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Up 35% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
77
Up 35% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CH3

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal1092.2%
  • Serious84117%
  • Slight3,96581%

What the data shows

  • CH3 had 608 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 925 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CH3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 655 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH3, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in CH3.

Where CH3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
582nd
Most casualties
468th
Most fatal collisions
236th
Most serious collisions
652nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday687 (14%)
  • Tuesday640 (13%)
  • Wednesday749 (15%)
  • Thursday730 (15%)
  • Friday828 (17%)
  • Saturday683 (14%)
  • Sunday598 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,666 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit588 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting545 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit83 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,829 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway692 (14%)
  • Roundabout274 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road93 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph22 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,613 (33%)
  • 40 mph643 (13%)
  • 50 mph309 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph1,885 (38%)
  • 70 mph440 (9%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,982 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds603 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds85 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other92 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded53 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,792 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist791 (11%)
  • Cyclist500 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian440 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant241 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)124 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant35 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH3, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CH3 peaked at 165 in 2000; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255877
20244357
20235883
20226189
20215163
20204757
20195869
201880117
20176690
201686121
201569110
201485123
201378104
201285121
201191153
201092132
200999152
2008107176
2007103145
2006116176
2005108153
2004130179
2003135202
2002125179
2001143198
2000165256
1999145218
1998144219
1997139213
1996127190
1995133186
1994104139
1993128182
1992138181
1991112176
1990138192
1989138195
1988138190
1987154222
1986129200
1985119161
1984122188
1983120154
1982141190
1981114168
198093130

Map of recent crashes in CH3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH3

The 24 most recent collisions in CH3 happened between 25 June and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH3

The A51 has the most collisions in CH3, 1,129 of 4,915 (23%), followed by the A41 (1,098).

Collisions in CH3 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511,1291,64319165
2ndA411,0981,66731182
3rdB5130260354855
4thA552564121032
5thA5342173691452
6thA54182274541
7thA5115171220120
8thB53935166011
9thB5132475909
10thA5257801
11thB50693300

Council area for CH3

CH3 is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CH3 accounts for 9.3% of them.

Towns in CH3

Collisions in CH3 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Chester (1,362) and Christleton and Waverton (294).