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

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Neston, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 159 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
949
781st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,230
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
159
170 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Neston

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious15917%
  • Slight77882%

What the data shows

  • Neston had 105 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 141 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Neston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 185 children under 16 were killed or injured in Neston, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Neston.

Where Neston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
781st
Most casualties
770th
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
827th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (16%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (16%)
  • Friday154 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway895 (94%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph739 (78%)
  • 40 mph101 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph78 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds766 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant609 (50%)
  • Pedestrian215 (17%)
  • Cyclist177 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Neston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neston, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Neston peaked at 39 in 1981; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251415
2024810
20231212
20221112
20211010
202046
20191314
20181015
201799
20161419
20151013
20141113
20131319
20121316
201188
20102027
20091419
20081316
20071718
20062227
20052029
20041629
20031830
20022331
20012535
20002131
19992432
19982136
19973250
19962432
19951214
19942433
19933752
19923339
19911821
19902730
19893448
19883842
19873337
19863235
19852939
19843750
19832933
19823748
19813950
19802026

Map of recent crashes in Neston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Neston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Neston

The 24 most recent collisions in Neston happened between 16 November 2023 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Neston

The B5134 has the most collisions in Neston, 133 of 949 (14%), followed by the B5136 (133).

Collisions in Neston on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5134133180117
2ndB5136133195232
3rdA540113160215
4thB513595124116

Council area for Neston

Neston is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Neston accounts for 1.8% of them.

Postcode district for Neston

Of the 949 collisions in Neston, 947 (99.8%) were in the CH64 postcode district.