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Cheshire East road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,433 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1983, and 1,861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 249 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (1,494), and casualties fell from 2,000.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,433
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,861
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
28
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
249
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1983

2% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1983 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal282%
  • Serious24917%
  • Slight1,15681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.6%
  • Serious28715%
  • Slight1,54483%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,433, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday195 (14%)
  • Tuesday198 (14%)
  • Wednesday210 (15%)
  • Thursday215 (15%)
  • Friday245 (17%)
  • Saturday208 (15%)
  • Sunday162 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59173 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59347 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59216 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59199 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (6.5%)
  • February103 (7.2%)
  • March130 (9.1%)
  • April111 (7.7%)
  • May102 (7.1%)
  • June144 (10%)
  • July126 (8.8%)
  • August128 (8.9%)
  • September108 (7.5%)
  • October135 (9.4%)
  • November124 (8.7%)
  • December129 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,005 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting151 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,188 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry924 (64%)
  • Wet or damp472 (33%)
  • Frost or ice26 (1.8%)
  • Snow9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph770 (54%)
  • 40 mph88 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph458 (32%)
  • 70 mph107 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,270 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout29 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant861 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist415 (22%)
  • Cyclist243 (13%)
  • Pedestrian231 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3%)
  • 11 to 15162 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20527 (28%)
  • 21 to 25260 (14%)
  • 26 to 35253 (14%)
  • 36 to 45185 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55120 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 65132 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7587 (4.7%)
  • Over 7544 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,176 (63%)
  • Passenger454 (24%)
  • Pedestrian231 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,514 (61%)
  • Motorcycle413 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle256 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes125 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Cheshire East

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheshire East ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 30th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1983

The A534 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1983: 88, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53488114013
2ndA3485102010
3rdA523597335
4thM657108316
5thA532495428
6thA50445729
7thA537446409
8thA530436325
9thA538364803
10thA54324526
11thA536304015
12thA533293319
13thA51283417
14thA556182204
15thB5077172101
16thM56173112
17thB5071162002
18thB5085162303
19thA5002141704
20thB5076141703

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 1983

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 1983: 252.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 1983

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 1983: 176.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years