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SY14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 992 road traffic collisions in the SY14 postcode district, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 200 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
992
2,207th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,476
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
50 people killed
Serious collisions
200
259 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SY14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal454.5%
  • Serious20020%
  • Slight74775%

What the data shows

  • SY14 had 115 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 178 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in SY14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 105 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY14, 7.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in SY14.

Where SY14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,207th
Most casualties
2,170th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
2,237th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (13%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday131 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (13%)
  • Friday172 (17%)
  • Saturday159 (16%)
  • Sunday125 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight715 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting238 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway963 (97%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph117 (12%)
  • 40 mph38 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph34 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph758 (76%)
  • 70 mph42 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds788 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,100 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (10%)
  • Van occupant59 (4%)
  • Pedestrian58 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist53 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY14 peaked at 59 in 1999; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241012
20231115
20221011
20211111
20201319
2019914
20181316
20171624
20161019
20151012
20141930
20131418
20121929
20111420
20101523
20091924
20081822
20072335
20062736
20052534
20043254
20033449
20022741
20012439
20003040
19995992
19982945
19973654
19962127
19951737
19941521
19932026
19922036
19912634
19902949
19893659
19883038
19872545
19862137
19852024
19842434
19832031
19822533
19812537
19802747
197925

Map of recent crashes in SY14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY14

The 24 most recent collisions in SY14 happened between 23 November 2023 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY14

The A534 has the most collisions in SY14, 202 of 992 (20%), followed by the A41 (200).

Collisions in SY14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5342023061040
2ndA412003491941
3rdB5069111146421
4thA4977131617
5thB5395293904
6thA525142212
7thA5773701
8thA6833300
9thB53213800

Council areas covering SY14

Collisions in SY14 were recorded in 7 council areas. Cheshire West and Chester has 647 of 992 (65%).

Collisions in SY14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire West and Chester64793927129
2ndCheshire East2834491758
3rdWrexham3851110
4thWest Lancashire61101
5thLancaster51000
6thPreston3401
7thSouth Ribble3300