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Tarvin road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Tarvin, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 30 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 18 December 2020.

Collisions since 1980
137
2,405th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
180
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
30
35 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
18 Dec 2020
Busiest year
1989
8 collisions

Road collision statistics for Tarvin

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal64.4%
  • Serious3022%
  • Slight10174%

What the data shows

  • Tarvin had 8 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 67% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Tarvin were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tarvin, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Tarvin.

Where Tarvin ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,405th
Most casualties
2,421st
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
2,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph59 (43%)
  • 40 mph16 (12%)
  • 50 mph30 (22%)
  • 60 mph28 (20%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant97 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tarvin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tarvin, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Tarvin peaked at 8 in 1989; 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
202300
202200
202100
202011
201923
201811
201700
201644
201511
201412
201311
201234
201144
201046
200948
200833
200723
200612
200534
200466
200333
200244
200169
200033
199900
199800
199766
199656
199522
199411
199323
199244
1991511
199055
198989
198867
198722
198622
198546
198459
198368
198269
1981812
198036

Map of recent crashes in Tarvin

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tarvin

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tarvin

The 24 most recent collisions in Tarvin happened between 10 June 2009 and 18 December 2020.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tarvin

The A54 has the most collisions in Tarvin, 48 of 137 (35%), followed by the A51 (27).

Collisions in Tarvin on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA544874314
2ndA51274225

Council area for Tarvin

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

Postcode district for Tarvin

All 137 collisions in Tarvin were in the CH3 postcode district.