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Cheshire East road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,699 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 1999, and 2,427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 255 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (1,850), and casualties fell from 2,797.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,699
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,427
Down 13% on 1998
Fatal collisions
25
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
255
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Cheshire East in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.5%
  • Serious25515%
  • Slight1,41984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.1%
  • Serious31613%
  • Slight2,08486%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,699, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday238 (14%)
  • Tuesday254 (15%)
  • Wednesday241 (14%)
  • Thursday247 (15%)
  • Friday314 (18%)
  • Saturday209 (12%)
  • Sunday196 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59253 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59266 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59311 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59397 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59281 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January141 (8.3%)
  • February126 (7.4%)
  • March131 (7.7%)
  • April141 (8.3%)
  • May116 (6.8%)
  • June133 (7.8%)
  • July157 (9.2%)
  • August147 (8.7%)
  • September151 (8.9%)
  • October136 (8%)
  • November149 (8.8%)
  • December171 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,278 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit194 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting163 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit61 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,253 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds298 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry895 (53%)
  • Wet or damp747 (44%)
  • Frost or ice41 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph655 (39%)
  • 40 mph140 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph627 (37%)
  • 70 mph253 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,348 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway260 (15%)
  • Roundabout45 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,743 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian162 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist143 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant78 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)55 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1075 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15119 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20309 (13%)
  • 21 to 25307 (13%)
  • 26 to 35593 (24%)
  • 36 to 45380 (16%)
  • 46 to 55279 (11%)
  • 56 to 65147 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7598 (4%)
  • Over 7575 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,607 (66%)
  • Passenger658 (27%)
  • Pedestrian162 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,508 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes220 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle188 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes162 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle145 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach35 (1.1%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 16th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 1999

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 1999: 189, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6189330019
2ndA53494127215
3rdA346798012
4thA5376485226
5thA5235797017
6thA505277010
7thA538497104
8thA5304870010
9thA556487015
10thA54466813
11thA51414814
12thM56376103
13thA533345205
14thA500274522
15thA532253004
16thA536253112
17thB5077213202
18thB5076182303
19thA535162717
20thB5358141611

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 1999

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 1999: 209.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 1999

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 1999: 220.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years