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CW8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,418 road traffic collisions in the CW8 postcode district, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 6,171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 749 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (57).

Collisions since 1980
4,418
730th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,171
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
79 people killed
Serious collisions
749
899 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
47
Down 34% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CW8

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal751.7%
  • Serious74917%
  • Slight3,59481%

What the data shows

  • CW8 had 471 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 807 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CW8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 739 children under 16 were killed or injured in CW8, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in CW8.

Where CW8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
730th
Most casualties
655th
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
847th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday588 (13%)
  • Tuesday589 (13%)
  • Wednesday668 (15%)
  • Thursday689 (16%)
  • Friday755 (17%)
  • Saturday624 (14%)
  • Sunday505 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,271 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit726 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting255 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit134 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,975 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway283 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout56 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,061 (47%)
  • 40 mph543 (12%)
  • 50 mph133 (3%)
  • 60 mph1,440 (33%)
  • 70 mph213 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,603 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds569 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,026 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist816 (13%)
  • Pedestrian524 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist490 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant149 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)60 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CW8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CW8, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CW8 peaked at 144 in 1991; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254147
20245771
20234148
20224253
20214158
20203446
20193956
20185977
20175772
20166080
20156277
20146996
20134862
201287128
201183112
201066101
200996148
200898128
200793134
2006105141
2005105145
2004109151
2003123183
2002104162
2001132185
2000108162
1999123186
1998132199
1997121177
1996126193
1995132191
1994126177
1993111157
199296154
1991144194
1990127195
1989129173
1988127170
1987140195
1986120160
1985130174
1984134184
1983113146
1982121157
1981114142
198093124

Map of recent crashes in CW8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CW8

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CW8

The 24 most recent collisions in CW8 happened between 11 May and 10 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CW8

The A559 has the most collisions in CW8, 636 of 4,418 (14%), followed by the A556 (598).

Collisions in CW8 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA559636799579
2ndA55659892917128
3rdA4951979217118
4thA533492657573
5thB51533975441069
6thA54124237229
7thB515297151427
8thB5374404816
9thB514271001
10thB53377801
11thB51446800
12thA5535602
13thB50824703

Council area for CW8

CW8 is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CW8 accounts for 8.4% of them.

Towns in CW8

Collisions in CW8 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Northwich (821) and Hartford (451).