Slight
Honda CR-V crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire West and Chester, 16 Dec 2024, 10:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Hartford road accidents: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Hartford, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.
No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 5 in 2024.
- Collisions since 1980
- 451
- 1,229th highest of 2,851 towns
- Casualties
- 594
- 1.32 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 5 people killed
- Serious collisions
- 62
- 72 seriously injured
- Collisions in 2025
- 0
- 5 in 2024
- Casualties in 2025
- 0
- 5 in 2024
Road collision statistics for Hartford
Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025
- Fatal40.9%
- Serious6214%
- Slight38585%
What the data shows
- Hartford had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 71 from 2006 to 2015.
- 15% of collisions in Hartford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
- 85 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hartford, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
- The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Hartford.
Where Hartford ranks among 2,851 towns
- Most collisions
- 1,229th
- Most casualties
- 1,204th
- Most fatal collisions
- 1,561st
- Most serious collisions
- 1,551st
Collisions by day of the week
- Monday75 (17%)
- Tuesday73 (16%)
- Wednesday73 (16%)
- Thursday62 (14%)
- Friday71 (16%)
- Saturday59 (13%)
- Sunday38 (8.4%)
Light conditions
- Daylight336 (75%)
- Dark, street lights lit88 (20%)
- Dark, street lights unlit19 (4.2%)
- Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
Type of road
- Single carriageway393 (87%)
- One way street or slip road22 (4.9%)
- Roundabout19 (4.2%)
- Dual carriageway14 (3.1%)
- Not recorded3 (0.7%)
Speed limit at the scene
- 10 mph1 (0.2%)
- 20 mph2 (0.4%)
- 30 mph274 (61%)
- 40 mph141 (31%)
- 60 mph23 (5.1%)
- 70 mph10 (2.2%)
Weather at the time
- Fine, no high winds359 (80%)
- Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
- Raining with high winds9 (2%)
- Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
- Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
- Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
- Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
- Other2 (0.4%)
- Not recorded4 (0.9%)
Who was hurt
- Car occupant363 (61%)
- Motorcyclist85 (14%)
- Cyclist78 (13%)
- Pedestrian56 (9.4%)
- Van occupant5 (0.8%)
- Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
- Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
- Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
- Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
- Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Hartford road accidents by year
Collisions and casualties in Hartford, 1980 to 2025
Collisions in Hartford peaked at 20 in 1984; none were recorded in 2025.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 11 | 12 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 8 | 11 |
| 2008 | 8 | 16 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 16 | 22 |
| 2004 | 13 | 16 |
| 2003 | 11 | 14 |
| 2002 | 10 | 13 |
| 2001 | 19 | 33 |
| 2000 | 14 | 16 |
| 1999 | 11 | 21 |
| 1998 | 17 | 23 |
| 1997 | 11 | 12 |
| 1996 | 19 | 33 |
| 1995 | 13 | 21 |
| 1994 | 11 | 11 |
| 1993 | 10 | 11 |
| 1992 | 8 | 17 |
| 1991 | 15 | 22 |
| 1990 | 9 | 12 |
| 1989 | 16 | 21 |
| 1988 | 12 | 15 |
| 1987 | 16 | 19 |
| 1986 | 11 | 12 |
| 1985 | 16 | 19 |
| 1984 | 20 | 25 |
| 1983 | 10 | 12 |
| 1982 | 13 | 13 |
| 1981 | 13 | 14 |
| 1980 | 7 | 9 |
Map of recent crashes in Hartford
Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hartford
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 24 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Recent road crashes in Hartford
The 24 most recent collisions in Hartford happened between 20 November 2018 and 16 December 2024.
Severity
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on a C road in Cheshire West and Chester, 22 Aug 2024, 17:24
- Mercedes A Class and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on a C road in Cheshire West and Chester, 20 Apr 2024, 10:48
- Peugeot 207 and Kawasaki Kle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire West and Chester, 4 Mar 2024, 08:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 2 Feb 2024, 13:16
- Vauxhall Corsa, Skoda Yeti and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Ford C-Max crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire West and Chester, 10 Mar 2023, 21:15
- Ford C-Max and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Bicycle crash on the B5153 in Cheshire West and Chester, 20 Nov 2022, 10:15
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire West and Chester, 22 Jul 2022, 00:22
- Ford Fiesta and Mercedes Vito
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Nissan Leaf crash on the B5153 in Cheshire West and Chester, 29 Jun 2022, 08:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the B5153 in Cheshire West and Chester, 27 Jun 2022, 10:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 30 Oct 2021, 12:00
- Peugeot 308 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire West and Chester, 5 Oct 2021, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire West and Chester, 31 May 2021, 18:35
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire West and Chester, 10 Mar 2021, 08:30
- Ford Fiesta and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Car crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 5 Mar 2021, 16:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 Dec 2020, 15:10
- Mercedes A Class and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Audi SQ5 crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 10 Nov 2020, 16:00
- Audi SQ5 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 4 Mar 2020, 00:56
- Peugeot 208 and Mazda 3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Audi A3 crash on a C road in Cheshire West and Chester, 7 Jan 2020, 08:49
- 2 Audi A3s and Audi A4
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Hyundai ix20 crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 Jun 2019, 10:30
- Hyundai ix20 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
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- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on a C road in Cheshire West and Chester, 14 May 2019, 19:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Seat Ateca crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 8 Feb 2019, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Lexus CT 200 crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 4 Dec 2018, 15:43
- Lexus CT 200 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A559 in Cheshire West and Chester, 20 Nov 2018, 11:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Council area for Hartford
Hartford is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hartford accounts for 0.9% of them.
Postcode district for Hartford
All 451 collisions in Hartford were in the CW8 postcode district.