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Appleton Thorn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Appleton Thorn, Warrington, from 1980 to 2025, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
131
2,460th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
210
1.60 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
3 people killed
Serious collisions
22
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Appleton Thorn

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2217%
  • Slight10782%

What the data shows

  • Appleton Thorn had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Appleton Thorn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 18 children under 16 were killed or injured in Appleton Thorn, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Appleton Thorn.

Where Appleton Thorn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,460th
Most casualties
2,210th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,653rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday22 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday11 (8.4%)
  • Sunday23 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway76 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (37%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph34 (26%)
  • 40 mph15 (11%)
  • 60 mph32 (24%)
  • 70 mph50 (38%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant154 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Appleton Thorn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Appleton Thorn, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Appleton Thorn peaked at 9 in 1998; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202333
202211
202112
202011
2019515
201811
201700
201625
201527
201423
201346
201224
201134
201036
200946
2008411
200758
200644
200522
200422
200322
200234
200133
200068
199949
1998912
199767
199644
1995715
199449
199322
199212
199133
199035
198923
198833
198725
198625
198523
198433
198311
198222
198123
198013

Map of recent crashes in Appleton Thorn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Appleton Thorn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Appleton Thorn

The 24 most recent collisions in Appleton Thorn happened between 2 September 2013 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Appleton Thorn

The M56 has the most collisions in Appleton Thorn, 48 of 131 (37%), followed by the B5356 (25).

Collisions in Appleton Thorn on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM56488225
2ndB5356253804

Council area for Appleton Thorn

Appleton Thorn is in Warrington, where police recorded 31,786 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Appleton Thorn accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Appleton Thorn

All 131 collisions in Appleton Thorn were in the WA4 postcode district.