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Barnton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Barnton, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 28 November 2023.

Collisions since 1980
262
1,684th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
311
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
34
35 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
28 Nov 2023
Busiest year
1982
16 collisions

Road collision statistics for Barnton

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22485%

What the data shows

  • Barnton had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 50 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Barnton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 58 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barnton, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Barnton.

Where Barnton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,684th
Most casualties
1,775th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,171st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday47 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph232 (89%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant136 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)
  • Cyclist44 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barnton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnton, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Barnton peaked at 16 in 1982; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202334
202211
202155
202022
201900
201822
201733
201655
201523
201455
201345
201233
201156
201056
2009910
200878
2007710
200633
200567
200434
200379
20021219
2001910
20001213
1999812
19981112
199735
199666
199545
199411
19931012
199268
199199
199022
198944
198889
19871215
19861011
198589
198466
198378
19821619
1981610
198055

Map of recent crashes in Barnton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barnton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barnton

The 24 most recent collisions in Barnton happened between 16 July 2014 and 28 November 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barnton

Of the 262 collisions in Barnton, 104 were on the A533.

Collisions in Barnton on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533104133213

Council area for Barnton

Barnton is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Barnton accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode districts in Barnton

Collisions in Barnton were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CW8 (230) and CW9 (32).