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A5116 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 collisions on the A5116 from 1979 to 2025, with 696 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 74 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A5116, down 33% from 6 in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
543
1,844th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
696
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
74
81 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Down 17% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5116

On the A5116, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious7414%
  • Slight46085%

Where the A5116 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,844th
Most casualties
1,931st
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
2,404th

A5116 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5116 peaked at 25 in 1991 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5116, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202466
202367
202256
202144
202066
2019910
201834
2017711
2016810
2015910
2014711
201379
20121014
20111316
201088
20091417
2008811
200779
20061523
200578
20041212
2003910
20021112
20012334
20001114
1999811
199844
19971315
19961014
19952026
19941428
19931625
19922225
19912535
19901820
19891016
19881417
19871415
19862329
19851720
19841418
19831317
19821921
19811213
19801420
19791420

When crashes happen on the A5116

Thursday has the most collisions on the A5116 (109), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (122).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (20%)
  • Friday73 (13%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am18 (3.3%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (1.1%)
  • 6am to 9am76 (14%)
  • 9am to noon95 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm104 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm122 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm83 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight39 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.5%)
  • February44 (8.1%)
  • March39 (7.2%)
  • April33 (6.1%)
  • May48 (8.8%)
  • June44 (8.1%)
  • July35 (6.4%)
  • August38 (7%)
  • September53 (9.8%)
  • October45 (8.3%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December54 (9.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight383 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5116 crashes

On the A5116, 60% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph328 (60%)
  • 40 mph157 (29%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph42 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other30 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (63%)
  • Wet or damp186 (34%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway234 (43%)
  • Single carriageway228 (42%)
  • Roundabout67 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5116 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the A5116, followed by motorcyclists (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (17%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car716 (72%)
  • Motorcycle115 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Other15 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20131 (19%)
  • 21 to 25115 (17%)
  • 26 to 35123 (18%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (63%)
  • Passenger163 (23%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5116

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5116

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5116 crashes by council area

Of the 543 collisions on the A5116, 541 were in Cheshire West and Chester.

Collisions on the A5116 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire West and Chester541693974

A5116 crashes by town

Of the 543 collisions on the A5116, 432 were in the built-up area of Chester.

Recent crashes on the A5116

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5116, from 10 January 2021 to 19 December 2025.

Severity