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Cheshire East road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,553 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1987, and 2,093 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (1,673), and casualties fell from 2,290.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,553
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
2,093
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
24
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1987 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.5%
  • Serious22014%
  • Slight1,30984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.2%
  • Serious27213%
  • Slight1,79686%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,553, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (14%)
  • Tuesday198 (13%)
  • Wednesday238 (15%)
  • Thursday221 (14%)
  • Friday256 (16%)
  • Saturday239 (15%)
  • Sunday185 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59165 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59228 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59289 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59389 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59239 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (5.5%)
  • February105 (6.8%)
  • March137 (8.8%)
  • April117 (7.5%)
  • May140 (9%)
  • June124 (8%)
  • July144 (9.3%)
  • August127 (8.2%)
  • September138 (8.9%)
  • October156 (10%)
  • November130 (8.4%)
  • December150 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,102 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit267 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting172 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds251 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry888 (57%)
  • Wet or damp616 (40%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.5%)
  • Snow23 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph757 (49%)
  • 40 mph102 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph550 (35%)
  • 70 mph137 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,337 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,157 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist315 (15%)
  • Pedestrian245 (12%)
  • Cyclist229 (11%)
  • Van occupant69 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1082 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15152 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20483 (23%)
  • 21 to 25355 (17%)
  • 26 to 35316 (15%)
  • 36 to 45256 (12%)
  • 46 to 55159 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65110 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7586 (4.1%)
  • Over 7555 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,287 (61%)
  • Passenger561 (27%)
  • Pedestrian245 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,900 (67%)
  • Motorcycle315 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle231 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes167 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach37 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 21st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1987

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1987: 101, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6101190218
2ndA53499112211
3rdA3492128113
4thA5236696213
5thA537597917
6thA50436118
7thA54424906
8thA530407219
9thA556365835
10thA533354115
11thA538344718
12thA532303425
13thA536273713
14thA51243804
15thB5085222603
16thM56223605
17thB5077202602
18thB5087182703
19thA5002161901
20thB5358152502

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 1987

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 1987: 244.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 1987

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 1987: 183.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years