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WA13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,347 road traffic collisions in the WA13 postcode district, Warrington, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 356 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,347
1,593rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,477
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
42 people killed
Serious collisions
356
414 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for WA13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal401.7%
  • Serious35615%
  • Slight1,95183%

What the data shows

  • WA13 had 258 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 482 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in WA13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 316 children under 16 were killed or injured in WA13, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in WA13.

Where WA13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,593rd
Most casualties
1,495th
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
1,885th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday297 (13%)
  • Tuesday330 (14%)
  • Wednesday354 (15%)
  • Thursday353 (15%)
  • Friday439 (19%)
  • Saturday276 (12%)
  • Sunday298 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,736 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit454 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit59 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,346 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway839 (36%)
  • Roundabout84 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (1%)
  • 30 mph873 (37%)
  • 40 mph140 (6%)
  • 50 mph52 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph427 (18%)
  • 70 mph831 (35%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,800 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds348 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (2%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,475 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist272 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian206 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist188 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)145 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant129 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WA13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WA13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WA13 peaked at 79 in 1995; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252936
20241112
20232028
20222945
20212233
20202735
20191720
20183156
20173445
20163853
20153752
20144263
20134354
20124864
20114362
20104870
20094158
20084562
20076888
20066799
20055887
200477117
20034870
20025269
20015684
200057106
19996495
199877121
19976896
199674112
199579135
199477137
19936290
199273121
199165112
19905577
198977107
19885584
19876389
19865876
19855389
19844566
19837094
19824864
19814958
19803873
1979913

Map of recent crashes in WA13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WA13

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WA13

The 24 most recent collisions in WA13 happened between 19 March and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WA13

The M6 has the most collisions in WA13, 790 of 2,347 (34%), followed by the A56 (399).

Collisions in WA13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM67901,313972
2ndA56399558777
3rdA6144329471855
4thM56102168328
5thB5159101132417
6thA5093135010
7thB51586890214
8thB5160316219
9thA6144(M)3401

Council areas covering WA13

Collisions in WA13 were recorded in 3 council areas. Warrington has 1,949 of 2,347 (83%).

Collisions in WA13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWarrington1,9492,84830262
2ndTrafford242386652
3rdCheshire East152239441

Town in WA13

Of the 2,347 collisions in WA13, 765 (33%) were in Lymm.