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Cheshire East road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,612 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2004, and 2,270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (1,578), and casualties fell from 2,283.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,612
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
2,270
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
23
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2004

1.4% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious21613%
  • Slight1,37385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.1%
  • Serious25611%
  • Slight1,98988%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,612, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday245 (15%)
  • Tuesday235 (15%)
  • Wednesday242 (15%)
  • Thursday226 (14%)
  • Friday264 (16%)
  • Saturday236 (15%)
  • Sunday164 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59238 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59254 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59301 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59367 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January124 (7.7%)
  • February127 (7.9%)
  • March142 (8.8%)
  • April120 (7.4%)
  • May127 (7.9%)
  • June128 (7.9%)
  • July136 (8.4%)
  • August135 (8.4%)
  • September141 (8.7%)
  • October131 (8.1%)
  • November140 (8.7%)
  • December161 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,163 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit254 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting179 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,219 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds311 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry867 (54%)
  • Wet or damp691 (43%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.2%)
  • Snow17 (1.1%)
  • Mud7 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph648 (40%)
  • 40 mph130 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph60 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph548 (34%)
  • 70 mph225 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,232 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway262 (16%)
  • Roundabout70 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,641 (72%)
  • Pedestrian175 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist122 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant85 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1050 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 15103 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20402 (18%)
  • 21 to 25285 (13%)
  • 26 to 35419 (18%)
  • 36 to 45393 (17%)
  • 46 to 55260 (11%)
  • 56 to 65145 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7589 (3.9%)
  • Over 7578 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,482 (65%)
  • Passenger613 (27%)
  • Pedestrian175 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,429 (78%)
  • Motorcycle166 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes163 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes162 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheshire East ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 13th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2004

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2004, with 58 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2004

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2004: 166, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM616629709
2ndA53485117015
3rdA53062122210
4thA34538123
5thA5375171110
6thA54465708
7thA50456746
8thA51395524
9thM56335105
10thA533294004
11thA500283203
12thA536283623
13thA556283413
14thA532273604
15thA538222901
16thB5076222806
17thA523202514
18thB5077192803
19thA5020172201
20thA529162303

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2004

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2004: 223.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2004

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2004: 192.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Cheshire East road accidents in other years