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A559 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,905 collisions on the A559 from 1979 to 2025, with 2,538 casualties. Of those crashes, 32 were fatal and 290 serious, and 35 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 13 collisions on the A559, level with 2024, with 15 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
1,905
606th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
2,538
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
35 people killed
Serious collisions
290
330 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
Up 15% on 2024

Crash severity on the A559

On the A559, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.7%
  • Serious29015%
  • Slight1,58383%

Where the A559 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
606th
Most casualties
612th
Most fatal collisions
640th
Most serious collisions
743rd

A559 accidents by year

Collisions on the A559 peaked at 65 in 1985 and were down to 13 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A559, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20251315
20241313
20231415
20222024
20211013
20201418
20191924
20181415
20171316
20163237
20152526
20141723
20132531
20123762
20113037
20103350
20093653
20084661
20074972
20064663
20054665
20046385
20035977
20025373
20015184
20006483
19996096
19984560
19975167
19964879
19955267
19944770
19934867
19922738
19916182
19904457
19895572
19885674
19875262
19865167
19856579
19846275
19833742
19825566
19816178
19804760
19793945

When crashes happen on the A559

Friday has the most collisions on the A559 (325), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (471).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (14%)
  • Tuesday297 (16%)
  • Wednesday268 (14%)
  • Thursday299 (16%)
  • Friday325 (17%)
  • Saturday259 (14%)
  • Sunday189 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am58 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am27 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am237 (12%)
  • 9am to noon271 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm380 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm471 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm282 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight179 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January160 (8.4%)
  • February149 (7.8%)
  • March133 (7%)
  • April119 (6.2%)
  • May178 (9.3%)
  • June152 (8%)
  • July158 (8.3%)
  • August171 (9%)
  • September181 (9.5%)
  • October183 (9.6%)
  • November172 (9%)
  • December149 (7.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight1,391 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit381 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A559 crashes

On the A559, 52% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph991 (52%)
  • 40 mph380 (20%)
  • 50 mph41 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph456 (24%)
  • 70 mph34 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,476 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.2%)
  • Other90 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,158 (61%)
  • Wet or damp712 (37%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,487 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway292 (15%)
  • Roundabout76 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A559 crashes

Car occupants make up 62% of the people killed or injured on the A559, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,579 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist375 (15%)
  • Pedestrian245 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist224 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant38 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.8%)
  • Other30 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,590 (73%)
  • Motorcycle381 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle229 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1.1%)
  • Other52 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1068 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15133 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20546 (22%)
  • 21 to 25334 (13%)
  • 26 to 35410 (16%)
  • 36 to 45344 (14%)
  • 46 to 55272 (11%)
  • 56 to 65180 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75131 (5.2%)
  • Over 7583 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,695 (67%)
  • Passenger598 (24%)
  • Pedestrian245 (9.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A559

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A559

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A559 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A559 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheshire West and Chester has the most, with 1,838, followed by Warrington (60).

Collisions on the A559 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire West and Chester1,8382,44832279
2ndWarrington6083010

A559 crashes by town

Collisions on the A559 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Northwich (897) and Hartford (231).

Recent crashes on the A559

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A559, from 27 January 2024 to 11 December 2025.

Severity