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A5480 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 collisions on the A5480 from 1991 to 2025, with 176 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A5480, level with 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1991
118
3,871st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
176
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
7
7 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 150% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5480

None of the 118 collisions on the A5480 were fatal, and 5.9% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1991 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious75.9%
  • Slight11194%

Where the A5480 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,871st
Most casualties
3,766th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,768th

A5480 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5480 peaked at 7 in 1997 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5480, 1991 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202525
202422
202345
202211
202133
202047
201934
201835
201746
201623
201500
201434
201324
201234
201159
201022
200911
200834
200734
2006610
200548
200455
200368
200211
200146
200011
199923
199847
1997716
1996711
199569
199457
199366
199234
199111

When crashes happen on the A5480

Monday has the most collisions on the A5480 (23), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (34).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (19%)
  • Tuesday23 (19%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (19%)
  • Friday14 (12%)
  • Saturday9 (7.6%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (8.5%)
  • 9am to noon15 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm23 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm34 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm21 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (10%)
  • February7 (5.9%)
  • March9 (7.6%)
  • April9 (7.6%)
  • May5 (4.2%)
  • June8 (6.8%)
  • July9 (7.6%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September5 (4.2%)
  • October15 (13%)
  • November11 (9.3%)
  • December15 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight81 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5480 crashes

On the A5480, 63% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (63%)
  • 40 mph42 (36%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds89 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (63%)
  • Wet or damp42 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (82%)
  • Roundabout14 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5480 crashes

Car occupants make up 76% of the people killed or injured on the A5480, followed by pedestrians (7.4%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (76%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car187 (83%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4%)
  • 6 to 107 (4%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2025 (14%)
  • 21 to 2518 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (22%)
  • 36 to 4536 (20%)
  • 46 to 5521 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.3%)
  • Over 752 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (61%)
  • Passenger55 (31%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5480

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5480

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5480 crashes by council area

Of the 118 collisions on the A5480, 117 were in Cheshire West and Chester.

Collisions on the A5480 in each area, 1991 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire West and Chester11717507

A5480 crashes by town

Of the 118 collisions on the A5480, 67 were in the built-up area of Chester.

Recent crashes on the A5480

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5480, from 6 January 2017 to 10 September 2025.

Severity