Crashes on the A540

1,185 recorded collisions since 2000.

Since 2000 the A540 has seen 1,185 collisions, 26 of them fatal and 227 serious. That ranks it 406th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 21.9 per 1,000 collisions, and 21% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 67% since 2000, from 79 to 26 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Wirral, Cheshire and Cheshire West and Chester.

Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.