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Cheshire East road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,667 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2002, and 2,339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 245 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (1,658), and casualties fell from 2,385.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,667
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
2,339
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
23
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
245
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious24515%
  • Slight1,39984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.2%
  • Serious28712%
  • Slight2,02587%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,667, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday238 (14%)
  • Tuesday227 (14%)
  • Wednesday242 (15%)
  • Thursday241 (14%)
  • Friday315 (19%)
  • Saturday213 (13%)
  • Sunday191 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59234 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59255 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59293 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59421 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59242 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59144 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January128 (7.7%)
  • February127 (7.6%)
  • March127 (7.6%)
  • April125 (7.5%)
  • May145 (8.7%)
  • June120 (7.2%)
  • July165 (9.9%)
  • August129 (7.7%)
  • September113 (6.8%)
  • October180 (11%)
  • November161 (9.7%)
  • December147 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,225 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,281 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds299 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry903 (54%)
  • Wet or damp734 (44%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.4%)
  • Mud5 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph697 (42%)
  • 40 mph114 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph63 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph588 (35%)
  • 70 mph204 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,342 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway247 (15%)
  • Roundabout49 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,674 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian168 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist142 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant89 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1062 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1589 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20334 (14%)
  • 21 to 25307 (13%)
  • 26 to 35503 (22%)
  • 36 to 45387 (17%)
  • 46 to 55289 (12%)
  • 56 to 65160 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7575 (3.2%)
  • Over 7565 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,579 (68%)
  • Passenger592 (25%)
  • Pedestrian168 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,460 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes184 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle182 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes162 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach27 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 13th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2002

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2002, with 60 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2002

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2002: 162, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6162288226
2ndA53499129315
3rdA34649206
4thA5305586310
5thA5375273012
6thA54384418
7thM56364913
8thA50355107
9thA533334824
10thA538335006
11thA523314907
12thA536273713
13thA556274006
14thA51263704
15thA532263702
16thA500253314
17thB5358202503
18thA49193406
19thA529182409
20thB5470182612

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2002

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2002: 237.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2002

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2002: 201.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years