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Littleton (Cheshire West and Chester) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Littleton, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
151
2,263rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
222
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
20
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Littleton

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2013%
  • Slight13086%

What the data shows

  • Littleton had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 38 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Littleton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 23 children under 16 were killed or injured in Littleton, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Littleton.

Where Littleton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,263rd
Most casualties
2,144th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,720th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4%)
  • Roundabout6 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph18 (12%)
  • 40 mph115 (76%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant160 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (15%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Pedestrian3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Littleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Littleton, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Littleton peaked at 11 in 2000; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202411
202334
202258
202111
202022
201911
201800
2017612
201622
201569
201459
201322
201236
201167
201044
200922
200846
200745
200622
200556
200445
200327
200234
200133
20001120
199935
19981018
1997611
199645
199511
199448
199322
199211
199122
199078
198935
198833
198722
198612
198513
198422
198311
198258
198112
198011

Map of recent crashes in Littleton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Littleton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Littleton

The 24 most recent collisions in Littleton happened between 19 August 2016 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Littleton

The A51 has the most collisions in Littleton, 125 of 151 (83%), followed by the A55 (5).

Collisions in Littleton on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51125190117
2ndA555600

Council area for Littleton

Littleton is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Littleton accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Littleton

All 151 collisions in Littleton were in the CH3 postcode district.