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Cheshire East road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,688 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1988, and 2,330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 237 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (1,553), and casualties rose from 2,093.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,688
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,330
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
24
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
237
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious23714%
  • Slight1,42785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal321.4%
  • Serious28712%
  • Slight2,01186%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,688, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday211 (13%)
  • Tuesday253 (15%)
  • Wednesday208 (12%)
  • Thursday271 (16%)
  • Friday317 (19%)
  • Saturday244 (14%)
  • Sunday184 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59234 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59230 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59301 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59396 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59233 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59198 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January159 (9.4%)
  • February103 (6.1%)
  • March143 (8.5%)
  • April116 (6.9%)
  • May136 (8.1%)
  • June132 (7.8%)
  • July169 (10%)
  • August136 (8.1%)
  • September140 (8.3%)
  • October157 (9.3%)
  • November157 (9.3%)
  • December140 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,179 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit312 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting186 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,362 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry968 (57%)
  • Wet or damp693 (41%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph773 (46%)
  • 40 mph112 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph638 (38%)
  • 70 mph161 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,434 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (10%)
  • Roundabout52 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,354 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist269 (12%)
  • Pedestrian251 (11%)
  • Cyclist228 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant95 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1079 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15172 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20480 (21%)
  • 21 to 25369 (16%)
  • 26 to 35371 (16%)
  • 36 to 45275 (12%)
  • 46 to 55198 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65143 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75114 (4.9%)
  • Over 7563 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,416 (61%)
  • Passenger663 (28%)
  • Pedestrian251 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,220 (69%)
  • Motorcycle274 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle233 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes230 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes180 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle30 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 20th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1988

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1988: 130, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6130217210
2ndA534113148210
3rdA34104135317
4thA52373113211
5thA505979111
6thA537577716
7thA54547406
8thA5564883113
9thA530456417
10thA51344906
11thA533314103
12thA532283211
13thA500264806
14thA536253402
15thA538252802
16thA535202905
17thB5085203403
18thA56192300
19thA6172116
20thB5071162014

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 1988

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 1988: 222.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 1988

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 1988: 189.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years