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Cheshire East road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,503 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1981, and 2,024 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 300 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1980 (1,385), and casualties rose from 1,833.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,503
Up 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
2,024
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
29
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
300
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1981

1.9% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1981 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291.9%
  • Serious30020%
  • Slight1,17478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.7%
  • Serious36818%
  • Slight1,62280%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,503, up 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (14%)
  • Tuesday218 (15%)
  • Wednesday207 (14%)
  • Thursday220 (15%)
  • Friday260 (17%)
  • Saturday216 (14%)
  • Sunday176 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59162 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59202 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59245 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59383 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59213 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59217 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (7.7%)
  • February103 (6.9%)
  • March122 (8.1%)
  • April116 (7.7%)
  • May130 (8.6%)
  • June123 (8.2%)
  • July143 (9.5%)
  • August127 (8.4%)
  • September144 (9.6%)
  • October146 (9.7%)
  • November141 (9.4%)
  • December92 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,032 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting166 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,155 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Other52 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry867 (58%)
  • Wet or damp552 (37%)
  • Frost or ice57 (3.8%)
  • Snow25 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph790 (53%)
  • 40 mph85 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph440 (29%)
  • 70 mph183 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,359 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant916 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist457 (23%)
  • Pedestrian283 (14%)
  • Cyclist212 (10%)
  • Van occupant70 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10110 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15175 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20621 (31%)
  • 21 to 25239 (12%)
  • 26 to 35246 (12%)
  • 36 to 45169 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 55145 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65136 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7574 (3.7%)
  • Over 7540 (2%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,199 (59%)
  • Passenger542 (27%)
  • Pedestrian283 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,540 (61%)
  • Motorcycle461 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle218 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.2%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Cheshire East

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheshire East ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 29th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1981

The A534 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1981: 117, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA534117140223
2ndA3497127013
3rdA5236388313
4thM663123614
5thA505499018
6thA537505918
7thA530486418
8thA51344818
9thA532333405
10thA538314204
11thA533293106
12thA556293716
13thA536273708
14thA54242706
15thB5077202607
16thB5071172404
17thB5076172104
18thB5087172924
19thA52162804
20thB5085152103

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 1981

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 1981: 253.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 1981

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 1981: 187.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1981, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years