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Cheshire East road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,658 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2001, and 2,385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 250 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (1,764), and casualties fell from 2,590.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,658
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,385
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
23
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
250
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious25015%
  • Slight1,38584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241%
  • Serious30013%
  • Slight2,06186%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,658, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday252 (15%)
  • Tuesday202 (12%)
  • Wednesday263 (16%)
  • Thursday256 (15%)
  • Friday274 (17%)
  • Saturday246 (15%)
  • Sunday165 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59248 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59260 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59298 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59397 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59263 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January131 (7.9%)
  • February132 (8%)
  • March108 (6.5%)
  • April122 (7.4%)
  • May123 (7.4%)
  • June152 (9.2%)
  • July149 (9%)
  • August132 (8%)
  • September158 (9.5%)
  • October159 (9.6%)
  • November140 (8.4%)
  • December152 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,237 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit238 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting170 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,284 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds275 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry875 (53%)
  • Wet or damp726 (44%)
  • Frost or ice36 (2.2%)
  • Snow10 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph634 (38%)
  • 40 mph127 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph64 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph624 (38%)
  • 70 mph207 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,311 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway259 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,745 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (8%)
  • Pedestrian138 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist119 (5%)
  • Van occupant73 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)58 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1056 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 15102 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20368 (15%)
  • 21 to 25257 (11%)
  • 26 to 35511 (21%)
  • 36 to 45424 (18%)
  • 46 to 55297 (12%)
  • 56 to 65181 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7588 (3.7%)
  • Over 7559 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,616 (68%)
  • Passenger631 (26%)
  • Pedestrian138 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,539 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes195 (6%)
  • Motorcycle189 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cheshire East

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheshire East ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 16th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2001

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2001, with 63 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2001

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2001: 177, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6177331331
2ndA5348311418
3rdA347198210
4thA505888119
5thA5375793114
6thA530527317
7thA538395724
8thA500386727
9thA54384708
10thM56375614
11thA51334905
12thA532323604
13thA556243212
14thA536223415
15thB5358192104
16thB5470192603
17thA523141814
18thA533142001
19thB5076141601
20thB5077131802

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2001

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2001: 238.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2001

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2001: 218.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2001, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years