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Cheshire East road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,578 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2003, and 2,283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (1,667), and casualties fell from 2,339.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,578
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
2,283
Down 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
36
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2003

2.3% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362.3%
  • Serious22314%
  • Slight1,31984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal391.7%
  • Serious27812%
  • Slight1,96686%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,578, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday233 (15%)
  • Tuesday211 (13%)
  • Wednesday216 (14%)
  • Thursday253 (16%)
  • Friday274 (17%)
  • Saturday207 (13%)
  • Sunday184 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59216 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59262 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59286 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59378 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January110 (7%)
  • February112 (7.1%)
  • March132 (8.4%)
  • April116 (7.4%)
  • May148 (9.4%)
  • June123 (7.8%)
  • July140 (8.9%)
  • August107 (6.8%)
  • September161 (10%)
  • October154 (9.8%)
  • November152 (9.6%)
  • December123 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,147 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit240 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting174 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,274 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry949 (60%)
  • Wet or damp585 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.5%)
  • Snow7 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph650 (41%)
  • 40 mph126 (8%)
  • 50 mph70 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph535 (34%)
  • 70 mph194 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,262 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (14%)
  • Roundabout58 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,666 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian127 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist119 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant92 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1058 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 15109 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20344 (15%)
  • 21 to 25277 (12%)
  • 26 to 35456 (20%)
  • 36 to 45402 (18%)
  • 46 to 55280 (12%)
  • 56 to 65149 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7580 (3.5%)
  • Over 7581 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,536 (67%)
  • Passenger620 (27%)
  • Pedestrian127 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,423 (77%)
  • Motorcycle207 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes189 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes160 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 13th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2003

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2003, with 74 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2003

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2003: 152, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6152302320
2ndA534100141612
3rdA34678735
4thA5375464010
5thA50508018
6thA51436114
7thA54436316
8thA530425708
9thM56395305
10thA538365106
11thA532303801
12thA556274714
13thA500263412
14thA523253313
15thA533233204
16thB5077232900
17thA536223104
18thB5076161902
19thB5087152120
20thB5358141803

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2003

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2003: 233.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2003

CW2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2003: 189.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2003, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years