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Cheshire East road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,850 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1998, and 2,797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 370 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (1,872), and casualties rose from 2,790.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,850
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
2,797
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
32
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
370
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1998

1.7% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal321.7%
  • Serious37020%
  • Slight1,44878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal391.4%
  • Serious48517%
  • Slight2,27381%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,850, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday258 (14%)
  • Tuesday260 (14%)
  • Wednesday272 (15%)
  • Thursday260 (14%)
  • Friday332 (18%)
  • Saturday261 (14%)
  • Sunday207 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59251 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59281 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59349 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59412 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59305 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January150 (8.1%)
  • February155 (8.4%)
  • March152 (8.2%)
  • April129 (7%)
  • May122 (6.6%)
  • June159 (8.6%)
  • July153 (8.3%)
  • August168 (9.1%)
  • September141 (7.6%)
  • October196 (11%)
  • November175 (9.5%)
  • December150 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,369 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting188 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,351 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds380 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry960 (52%)
  • Wet or damp852 (46%)
  • Frost or ice30 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph735 (40%)
  • 40 mph112 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph699 (38%)
  • 70 mph288 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,466 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway295 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout44 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,101 (75%)
  • Pedestrian214 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist134 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant87 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (2%)
  • 6 to 10103 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15143 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20392 (14%)
  • 21 to 25358 (13%)
  • 26 to 35656 (23%)
  • 36 to 45379 (14%)
  • 46 to 55336 (12%)
  • 56 to 65187 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75127 (4.5%)
  • Over 7561 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,721 (62%)
  • Passenger862 (31%)
  • Pedestrian214 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,838 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes206 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes190 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle158 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach38 (1%)
  • Minibus26 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle22 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Cheshire East

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheshire East ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 14th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1998

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1998: 224, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6224427231
2ndA534107146020
3rdA3477131125
4thA55676137419
5thA5068114318
6thA5236490214
7thA54568437
8thA530539048
9thA5375174117
10thA51447406
11thA5383855012
12thA533375216
13thA500315107
14thM56314803
15thA532303607
16thA5363043010
17thB5077233004
18thB5358203305
19thB5076172201
20thB5470162301

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 1998

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 1998: 220.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 1998

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 1998: 299.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1998, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years