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Winsford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,382 road traffic collisions in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 327 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1980
2,382
403rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,977
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
25 people killed
Serious collisions
327
353 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Winsford

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal251%
  • Serious32714%
  • Slight2,03085%

What the data shows

  • Winsford had 254 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 457 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Winsford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 648 children under 16 were killed or injured in Winsford, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Winsford.

Where Winsford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
403rd
Most casualties
398th
Most fatal collisions
403rd
Most serious collisions
469th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday357 (15%)
  • Tuesday340 (14%)
  • Wednesday365 (15%)
  • Thursday388 (16%)
  • Friday396 (17%)
  • Saturday322 (14%)
  • Sunday214 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,728 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit529 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit89 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,897 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway306 (13%)
  • Roundabout142 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph31 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,844 (77%)
  • 40 mph330 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph33 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,955 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds289 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,466 (49%)
  • Pedestrian567 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist421 (14%)
  • Cyclist354 (12%)
  • Van occupant61 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Winsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winsford, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Winsford peaked at 83 in 2001; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252428
20242630
20232831
20222932
20211722
20202122
20192225
20182833
20173036
20162935
20153240
20144249
20133240
20123439
20113342
20106068
20094768
20084966
20077390
20065572
20055874
20045575
200375100
20025466
200183118
200080116
19997297
19985774
199779113
19966379
19956478
19946478
19935459
19925979
19916283
19906374
19897088
19885869
19876281
19865763
19856168
19846878
19836983
19826679
19816072
19805865

Map of recent crashes in Winsford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Winsford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Winsford

The 24 most recent collisions in Winsford happened between 27 February and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Winsford

The A54 has the most collisions in Winsford, 524 of 2,382 (22%), followed by the B5074 (256).

Collisions in Winsford on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA545246751187
2ndB5074256310230
3rdA5018212289121
4thB53557493011

Council area for Winsford

Winsford is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Winsford accounts for 4.5% of them.

Postcode district for Winsford

All 2,382 collisions in Winsford were in the CW7 postcode district.