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Cheshire East road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,629 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1984, and 2,123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 321 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1983 (1,433), and casualties rose from 1,861.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,629
Up 14% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,123
Up 14% on 1983
Fatal collisions
40
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
321
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1984

2.5% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1984 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal402.5%
  • Serious32120%
  • Slight1,26878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal422%
  • Serious38218%
  • Slight1,69980%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,629, up 14% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday240 (15%)
  • Tuesday229 (14%)
  • Wednesday242 (15%)
  • Thursday237 (15%)
  • Friday248 (15%)
  • Saturday233 (14%)
  • Sunday200 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59196 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59282 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59412 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59256 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59200 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (7.7%)
  • February110 (6.8%)
  • March119 (7.3%)
  • April126 (7.7%)
  • May137 (8.4%)
  • June134 (8.2%)
  • July142 (8.7%)
  • August138 (8.5%)
  • September155 (9.5%)
  • October152 (9.3%)
  • November153 (9.4%)
  • December137 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,131 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit304 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting181 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,337 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds202 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry993 (61%)
  • Wet or damp597 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (1.7%)
  • Snow10 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph829 (51%)
  • 40 mph96 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph555 (34%)
  • 70 mph136 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,421 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout32 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,088 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist396 (19%)
  • Pedestrian264 (12%)
  • Cyclist237 (11%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2%)
  • 6 to 1099 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15168 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20593 (28%)
  • 21 to 25285 (13%)
  • 26 to 35284 (13%)
  • 36 to 45227 (11%)
  • 46 to 55160 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65133 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7582 (3.9%)
  • Over 7550 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,317 (62%)
  • Passenger542 (26%)
  • Pedestrian264 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,828 (64%)
  • Motorcycle402 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle248 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes166 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 23rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1984

The A534 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1984: 112, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA534112145219
2ndM693141222
3rdA3480102216
4thA5237497315
5thA5375576214
6thA514966310
7thA532444936
8thA504275111
9thA530415948
10thA54415009
11thA538405315
12thA5333339310
13thA556284731
14thA536263005
15thM56233504
16thA5002203105
17thB5071202417
18thA535192514
19thB5077192802
20thB5085192402

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 1984

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 1984: 268.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 1984

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 1984: 194.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years