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Willaston (Cheshire East) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Willaston, Cheshire East, from 1981 to 2025, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1981
131
2,460th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
162
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
19
19 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Willaston

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1915%
  • Slight11185%

What the data shows

  • Willaston had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% more than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Willaston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Willaston are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 14 children under 16 were killed or injured in Willaston, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Willaston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,460th
Most casualties
2,573rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,754th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday15 (11%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph70 (53%)
  • 40 mph42 (32%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph14 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant81 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (18%)
  • Cyclist26 (16%)
  • Pedestrian19 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Willaston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Willaston, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in Willaston peaked at 8 in 1999; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202355
202222
202133
202011
201900
201823
201711
201611
201500
201423
201344
201211
201100
201011
200922
200867
200711
200611
200500
200424
200333
200256
200100
200048
199989
199811
199722
199624
199556
199455
199322
199224
199148
199079
198956
198835
198744
198634
198522
1984812
198344
198278
198166

Map of recent crashes in Willaston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Willaston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Willaston

The 24 most recent collisions in Willaston happened between 2 March 2013 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Willaston

The A534 has the most collisions in Willaston, 42 of 131 (32%), followed by the A500 (8).

Collisions in Willaston on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5344256110
2ndA50081402
3rdA514400
4thA524700

Council area for Willaston

Willaston is in Cheshire East, where police recorded 60,751 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Willaston accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Willaston

All 131 collisions in Willaston were in the CW5 postcode district.