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WA6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,044 road traffic collisions in the WA6 postcode district, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 447 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1980
3,044
1,303rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,395
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
68 people killed
Serious collisions
447
555 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WA6

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal662.2%
  • Serious44715%
  • Slight2,53183%

What the data shows

  • WA6 had 362 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 555 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in WA6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 432 children under 16 were killed or injured in WA6, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in WA6.

Where WA6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,303rd
Most casualties
1,193rd
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
1,639th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday401 (13%)
  • Tuesday403 (13%)
  • Wednesday418 (14%)
  • Thursday440 (14%)
  • Friday509 (17%)
  • Saturday458 (15%)
  • Sunday415 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,201 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit426 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting333 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit70 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,371 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway596 (20%)
  • Roundabout35 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,207 (40%)
  • 40 mph200 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph52 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph943 (31%)
  • 70 mph628 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,442 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds361 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other56 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,012 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist528 (12%)
  • Pedestrian364 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist197 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant154 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WA6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WA6, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in WA6 peaked at 105 in 1982; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253652
20243344
20232833
20224352
20213847
20202228
20192641
20183856
20175775
20164157
20155066
20144153
20134964
20124756
20116499
20105276
20095289
20086094
20076686
200674109
200577107
200482127
20036384
200267109
200175108
200079121
199979109
199890143
199799153
199685131
199582132
199472114
199386135
199277110
19916187
199097130
1989101155
198872106
198772110
198682111
198594124
198477107
198383115
1982105142
198192133
198078115

Map of recent crashes in WA6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WA6

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WA6

The 24 most recent collisions in WA6 happened between 5 April and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WA6

The A56 has the most collisions in WA6, 1,007 of 3,044 (33%), followed by the M56 (538).

Collisions in WA6 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA561,0071,37619136
2ndM56538904963
3rdB51524376111066
4thB5393120183224
5thA5117101154317
6thB51536690211
7thB513251311
8thB54393301

Council areas covering WA6

Collisions in WA6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheshire West and Chester has 3,035 of 3,044 (99.7%).

Collisions in WA6 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire West and Chester3,0354,38266445
2ndHalton81001

Towns in WA6

Collisions in WA6 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Frodsham (887) and Helsby (339).