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Cheshire East road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,706 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1996, and 2,506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 460 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (1,673), and casualties rose from 2,448.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,706
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
2,506
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
25
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
460
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1996 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.5%
  • Serious46027%
  • Slight1,22172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261%
  • Serious59024%
  • Slight1,89075%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,706, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday239 (14%)
  • Tuesday219 (13%)
  • Wednesday263 (15%)
  • Thursday218 (13%)
  • Friday319 (19%)
  • Saturday220 (13%)
  • Sunday228 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59220 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59260 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59318 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59402 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59269 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January117 (6.9%)
  • February112 (6.6%)
  • March124 (7.3%)
  • April133 (7.8%)
  • May140 (8.2%)
  • June148 (8.7%)
  • July145 (8.5%)
  • August142 (8.3%)
  • September154 (9%)
  • October175 (10%)
  • November160 (9.4%)
  • December156 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,267 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting161 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,328 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry963 (56%)
  • Wet or damp679 (40%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.1%)
  • Snow28 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph709 (42%)
  • 40 mph101 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph657 (39%)
  • 70 mph223 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,385 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (14%)
  • Roundabout42 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,848 (74%)
  • Pedestrian184 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist147 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant80 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1081 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15125 (5%)
  • 16 to 20409 (16%)
  • 21 to 25371 (15%)
  • 26 to 35535 (21%)
  • 36 to 45349 (14%)
  • 46 to 55250 (10%)
  • 56 to 65140 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75103 (4.1%)
  • Over 7577 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,613 (64%)
  • Passenger709 (28%)
  • Pedestrian184 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,468 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes184 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes182 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle153 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach29 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 14th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1996

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1996: 155, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6155251212
2ndA53490125022
3rdA347090120
4thA5376492124
5thA5235787028
6thA53057100212
7thA505478211
8thA545267018
9thA533416525
10thA5384166113
11thA51406819
12thA5364069022
13thA5563972016
14thM56387414
15thA532264206
16thB5470243029
17thB5077233617
18thB5358223807
19thB5085202404
20thA500182907

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 1996

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 1996: 191.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 1996

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 1996: 216.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years