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Northwich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,284 road traffic collisions in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 276 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down 22% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1980
2,284
413th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,836
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
276
301 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Northwich

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal231%
  • Serious27612%
  • Slight1,98587%

What the data shows

  • Northwich had 239 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 440 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Northwich were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 381 children under 16 were killed or injured in Northwich, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Northwich.

Where Northwich ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
413th
Most casualties
418th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
539th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday310 (14%)
  • Tuesday341 (15%)
  • Wednesday315 (14%)
  • Thursday388 (17%)
  • Friday406 (18%)
  • Saturday325 (14%)
  • Sunday199 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,723 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit456 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,797 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway286 (13%)
  • Roundabout100 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph18 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,056 (90%)
  • 40 mph167 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,829 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds320 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,376 (49%)
  • Pedestrian510 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist445 (16%)
  • Cyclist361 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (2%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Northwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northwich, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Northwich peaked at 84 in 1999; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251821
20242323
20231717
20222931
20211618
20202324
20193035
20182828
20172528
20163033
20153434
20142430
20133438
20124667
20114153
20104261
20094760
20085473
20075367
20066586
20054860
20047089
20037391
20025461
20016496
20006377
199984114
19987093
19976886
199673105
19955773
199467102
19934866
19923947
19915162
19905362
19896673
19885256
19876268
19866281
19856976
19846278
19836985
19826982
19816572
19804754

Map of recent crashes in Northwich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Northwich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Northwich

The 24 most recent collisions in Northwich happened between 12 November 2024 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Northwich

The A559 has the most collisions in Northwich, 897 of 2,284 (39%), followed by the A533 (360).

Collisions in Northwich on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5598971,15011115
2ndA533360456347
3rdB5082286362435
4thB5337545904
5thB5374404816
6thB5153354515
7thA530314016
8thB5075151701
9thA5536702
10thA5563300

Council area for Northwich

Northwich is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Northwich accounts for 4.3% of them.

Postcode districts in Northwich

Collisions in Northwich were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CW9 (1,463) and CW8 (821).