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A529 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 697 collisions on the A529 from 1979 to 2025, with 984 casualties. Of those crashes, 21 were fatal and 174 serious, and 22 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A529, down 80% from 10 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
697
1,513th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
984
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
22 people killed
Serious collisions
174
212 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Down 80% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 80% on 2024

Crash severity on the A529

On the A529, 3% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious17425%
  • Slight50272%

Where the A529 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,513th
Most casualties
1,451st
Most fatal collisions
938th
Most serious collisions
1,196th

A529 accidents by year

Collisions on the A529 peaked at 32 in 2004 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A529, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
20241010
202345
202267
202146
202066
201968
201866
20171519
201657
2015914
2014815
20132235
20122031
20111112
20101015
20091216
20081518
20071518
20061727
20051623
20043246
20031521
20022843
20011419
20001932
19991626
19982227
19972431
19961116
19951322
19941217
19932033
19921727
19912638
19901521
19891626
19881417
19871316
19861925
19851725
19841415
19831925
19822028
19812235
19802127
19791926

When crashes happen on the A529

Thursday has the most collisions on the A529 (110), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (134).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (12%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am37 (5.3%)
  • 3am to 6am11 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am89 (13%)
  • 9am to noon110 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm102 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm134 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm116 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight98 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.2%)
  • February46 (6.6%)
  • March69 (9.9%)
  • April35 (5%)
  • May64 (9.2%)
  • June59 (8.5%)
  • July74 (11%)
  • August47 (6.7%)
  • September62 (8.9%)
  • October70 (10%)
  • November57 (8.2%)
  • December64 (9.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight459 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A529 crashes

On the A529, 69% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph168 (24%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph484 (69%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Other38 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (54%)
  • Wet or damp286 (41%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.6%)
  • Snow14 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway670 (96%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A529 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the A529, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (14%)
  • Pedestrian59 (6%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car804 (72%)
  • Motorcycle121 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20267 (27%)
  • 21 to 25138 (14%)
  • 26 to 35149 (15%)
  • 36 to 45117 (12%)
  • 46 to 55109 (11%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (69%)
  • Passenger249 (25%)
  • Pedestrian59 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A529

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A529

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A529 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A529 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheshire East has the most, with 348, followed by Shropshire (346).

Collisions on the A529 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East348473576
2ndShropshire3465081698

A529 crashes by town

Collisions on the A529 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Market Drayton (94) and Nantwich (44).

Recent crashes on the A529

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A529, from 25 June 2021 to 14 September 2025.

Severity