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Cheshire East road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 60,751 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025, and 84,395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,137 were fatal and 10,789 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 578 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (570), and casualties fell from 743 to 696.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
60,751
20th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84,395
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,137
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
578
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Cheshire East

1.9% of collisions in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,1371.9%
  • Serious10,78918%
  • Slight48,82580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,2511.5%
  • Serious12,92115%
  • Slight70,22383%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. In 2025 there were 578, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 578
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025578696
2024570743
2023566718
2022642821
2021602738
2020514645
2019622751
2018728949
20177951,010
20168471,092
20158371,099
20141,0051,338
20131,0071,357
20121,0541,555
20111,0591,567
20101,1111,656
20091,3011,928
20081,1891,779
20071,2731,767
20061,3131,887
20051,4502,036
20041,6122,270
20031,5782,283
20021,6672,339
20011,6582,385
20001,7642,590
19991,6992,427
19981,8502,797
19971,8722,790
19961,7062,506
19951,6732,448
19941,5452,256
19931,4642,034
19921,4582,056
19911,4401,968
19901,6722,292
19891,7252,363
19881,6882,330
19871,5532,093
19861,6732,290
19851,5362,034
19841,6292,123
19831,4331,861
19821,4942,000
19811,5032,024
19801,3851,833
19791,4111,871

When and where crashes happen in Cheshire East

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,631 (14%)
  • Tuesday8,451 (14%)
  • Wednesday8,859 (15%)
  • Thursday9,144 (15%)
  • Friday10,377 (17%)
  • Saturday8,271 (14%)
  • Sunday7,018 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,206 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,034 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598,092 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598,919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911,081 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914,676 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599,222 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,521 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,677 (7.7%)
  • February4,247 (7%)
  • March4,762 (7.8%)
  • April4,539 (7.5%)
  • May4,920 (8.1%)
  • June5,125 (8.4%)
  • July5,389 (8.9%)
  • August5,143 (8.5%)
  • September5,254 (8.6%)
  • October5,802 (9.6%)
  • November5,644 (9.3%)
  • December5,249 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight44,158 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,563 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6,354 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1,306 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown370 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46,106 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds8,893 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1,002 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds910 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist390 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds373 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds107 (0.2%)
  • Other2,322 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded648 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry35,647 (59%)
  • Wet or damp23,228 (38%)
  • Frost or ice1,195 (2%)
  • Snow474 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep91 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel28 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud18 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded70 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph24 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph244 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph27,146 (45%)
  • 40 mph4,335 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1,688 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph19,431 (32%)
  • 70 mph7,869 (13%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49,476 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway7,534 (12%)
  • Roundabout2,119 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1,218 (2%)
  • Not recorded404 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54,036 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist9,230 (11%)
  • Pedestrian7,694 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist7,101 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant2,752 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,429 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant977 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant517 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant323 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant248 (0.3%)
  • Other84 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,572 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102,534 (3%)
  • 11 to 154,428 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2015,222 (18%)
  • 21 to 2511,134 (13%)
  • 26 to 3515,586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4511,968 (14%)
  • 46 to 559,238 (11%)
  • 56 to 656,217 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 753,686 (4.4%)
  • Over 752,588 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded222 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider54,629 (65%)
  • Passenger22,072 (26%)
  • Pedestrian7,694 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car81,836 (72%)
  • Motorcycle9,290 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle7,341 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6,271 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,965 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach1,083 (1%)
  • Other vehicle950 (0.8%)
  • Minibus445 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car354 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle231 (0.2%)
  • Other75 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded51 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cheshire East

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cheshire East

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheshire East ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 20th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
17thSouthwark62,64872,3654249,594
18thCroydon62,40276,0464879,462
19thEaling60,82373,7115568,499
20thCheshire East (this area)60,75184,3951,13710,789
21stBristol59,61371,8277028,684
22ndCounty Durham59,22885,9231,36610,796
23rdKirklees57,24878,87383110,189

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East, with 1,033 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025: 5,079, including 102 fatal and 627 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM65,0799,028102627
2ndA5343,6094,83669607
3rdA342,7093,77264464
4thA5372,1402,91954505
5thA5231,9892,73258381
6thA501,8692,72250428
7thA5301,7712,62956299
8thA541,5752,10039309
9thA5561,4842,39652254
10thA511,3702,05142244
11thA5381,3651,88412225
12thA5321,3141,59415189
13thA5331,1701,55429214
14thM561,1011,78021146
15thA5369381,32827210
16thB507771796710121
17thA5007131,06926123
18thB535862485610126
19thB5076589722484
20thB5085575785897

Towns in Cheshire East

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025: 8,446.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025: 7,198.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cheshire East, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity