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A5022 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 collisions on the A5022 from 1979 to 2024, with 143 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 17 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A5022 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
102
4,019th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
143
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
17
20 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the A5022

On the A5022, 1% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1717%
  • Slight8482%

Where the A5022 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,019th
Most casualties
3,974th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,187th

A5022 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5022 peaked at 7 in 2003; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5022, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202200
202100
202012
201900
201822
201711
201611
201511
201455
201348
201233
201122
201022
200934
200812
200733
200634
200500
200457
2003714
200246
200114
200055
199933
199825
199722
199625
199513
199424
199334
199234
199100
199044
198922
198834
198745
198624
198535
198411
198311
198211
198122
198033
197934

When crashes happen on the A5022

Friday has the most collisions on the A5022 (24), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (30).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday24 (24%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (2%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am23 (23%)
  • 9am to noon6 (5.9%)
  • Noon to 3pm8 (7.8%)
  • 3pm to 6pm30 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm17 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight15 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.9%)
  • February5 (4.9%)
  • March5 (4.9%)
  • April11 (11%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June7 (6.9%)
  • July14 (14%)
  • August6 (5.9%)
  • September9 (8.8%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November8 (7.8%)
  • December10 (9.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight62 (61%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5022 crashes

On the A5022, 88% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 51% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (2%)
  • 60 mph90 (88%)
  • 70 mph7 (6.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds72 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other7 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry52 (51%)
  • Wet or damp47 (46%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5022 crashes

Car occupants make up 87% of the people killed or injured on the A5022, followed by motorcyclists (7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (87%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (7%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.1%)
  • Pedestrian2 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car149 (84%)
  • Motorcycle10 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (20%)
  • 21 to 2531 (22%)
  • 26 to 3522 (15%)
  • 36 to 4520 (14%)
  • 46 to 5511 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (12%)
  • Over 754 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (69%)
  • Passenger42 (29%)
  • Pedestrian2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5022

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5022

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5022 crashes by council area

Of the 102 collisions on the A5022, 101 were in Cheshire East.

Collisions on the A5022 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East101142117

Recent crashes on the A5022

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5022, from 27 July 2009 to 7 December 2024.

Severity