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Cheshire East road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,764 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2000, and 2,590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (1,699), and casualties rose from 2,427.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,764
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,590
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
29
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2000

1.6% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291.6%
  • Serious26515%
  • Slight1,47083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.3%
  • Serious33113%
  • Slight2,22586%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,764, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday244 (14%)
  • Tuesday250 (14%)
  • Wednesday258 (15%)
  • Thursday291 (16%)
  • Friday312 (18%)
  • Saturday214 (12%)
  • Sunday195 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59244 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59273 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59321 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59452 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59261 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January159 (9%)
  • February123 (7%)
  • March130 (7.4%)
  • April151 (8.6%)
  • May135 (7.7%)
  • June148 (8.4%)
  • July147 (8.3%)
  • August127 (7.2%)
  • September145 (8.2%)
  • October157 (8.9%)
  • November206 (12%)
  • December136 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,301 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit247 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting200 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,254 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds371 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp899 (51%)
  • Dry825 (47%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Mud3 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph706 (40%)
  • 40 mph129 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph32 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph652 (37%)
  • 70 mph241 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,371 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway278 (16%)
  • Roundabout65 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,881 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian156 (6%)
  • Cyclist148 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)80 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant78 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1069 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15104 (4%)
  • 16 to 20373 (14%)
  • 21 to 25297 (11%)
  • 26 to 35602 (23%)
  • 36 to 45449 (17%)
  • 46 to 55300 (12%)
  • 56 to 65171 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7596 (3.7%)
  • Over 7578 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,702 (66%)
  • Passenger732 (28%)
  • Pedestrian156 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,655 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes245 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle173 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes147 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (0.9%)
  • Minibus18 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 15th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2000

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2000: 188, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6188344123
2ndA53491111113
3rdA3479120214
4thA530649524
5thA5375778315
6thA538537508
7thA54486707
8thA504469210
9thA533445707
10thA51395614
11thM56397917
12thA532364203
13thA556336015
14thA500223801
15thA536223414
16thB5076202311
17thB5358193004
18thB5470172114
19thA535162917
20thA527152204

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2000

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2000: 261.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2000

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2000: 236.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years