CrashMap shows most dangerous roads in Northwich, Winsford and Middlewich

Created by two road safety experts, CrashMap highlights the location of every collision on the roads in a given period.

The detailed tool shows you not only the severity of the crash – slight marked in amber, serious in red or fatal in black – but also when it took place, the number of vehicles involved and the number of casualties reported.

The data used is taken directly from official government statistics, which is based on records submitted to them by the police.

Hovering the map over Northwich, the website shows that crashes were most common along major routes through town and on the key roads out of it.

It shows that around 110 incidents took place between 2015 and 2019 on the roads around the centre of Northwich.

At the same time, around 90 incidents took place on roads to the east of the town, around Rudheath and Lostock Gralam.

And around 100 incidents were flagged up to the south west of the town, including the major A556 and A49 roads, plus the Hartford and Sandiway areas.

Meanwhile, Winsford amassed around 80 incidents between 2015 and 2019 in roads to the centre and west of the town.

And a further 70 to the east, including the Wharton area and the industrial estate.

Middlewich had far fewer incidents over the same time period, with around 60 incidents in the north and centre of the town, including the busy A54.

And a further 30 to the south of the town, including Booth Lane and Warmingham Lane.

The map also shows how mid Cheshire’s rural areas are less likely to see car accidents, while perhaps unsurprisingly, the M6 shows several accidents have taken place.

You can view the full interactive map and search for your area here.

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