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Cheshire East road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,411 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1979, and 1,871 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 302 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,751 collisions in Cheshire East.

Collisions in 1979
1,411
Casualties in 1979
1,871
Fatal collisions
40
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
302
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1979

2.8% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1979 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal402.8%
  • Serious30221%
  • Slight1,06976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.2%
  • Serious39921%
  • Slight1,43176%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,411.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday207 (15%)
  • Tuesday203 (14%)
  • Wednesday187 (13%)
  • Thursday214 (15%)
  • Friday236 (17%)
  • Saturday202 (14%)
  • Sunday162 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59181 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59340 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59189 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (6.4%)
  • February69 (4.9%)
  • March116 (8.2%)
  • April119 (8.4%)
  • May112 (7.9%)
  • June110 (7.8%)
  • July130 (9.2%)
  • August126 (8.9%)
  • September143 (10%)
  • October135 (9.6%)
  • November120 (8.5%)
  • December140 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight985 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit267 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting156 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds175 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds44 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Other1,183 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry824 (58%)
  • Wet or damp474 (34%)
  • Snow107 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph695 (49%)
  • 40 mph85 (6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph83 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph543 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,123 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (5%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded163 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant884 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist418 (22%)
  • Pedestrian238 (13%)
  • Cyclist199 (11%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1071 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15144 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20531 (28%)
  • 21 to 25225 (12%)
  • 26 to 35276 (15%)
  • 36 to 45172 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55163 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65126 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7587 (4.6%)
  • Over 7535 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,167 (62%)
  • Passenger466 (25%)
  • Pedestrian238 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,435 (58%)
  • Motorcycle431 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes149 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle84 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Cheshire East ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 35th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
35th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1979

The A534 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1979: 93, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53493123220
2ndA3484118214
3rdA52370100213
4thM656109515
5thA5375365014
6thA532475119
7thA54476128
8thA5334552213
9thA504465110
10thA5304059111
11thA513244110
12thA536223027
13thA538213512
14thA556203023
15thB5077202702
16thB5085191902
17thA50021521011
18thB5358151700
19thA56142316
20thB5071141614

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years