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Cheshire East road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,450 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2005, and 2,036 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 257 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (1,612), and casualties fell from 2,270.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,450
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
2,036
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
27
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
257
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2005

1.9% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.9%
  • Serious25718%
  • Slight1,16680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal331.6%
  • Serious29414%
  • Slight1,70984%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,450, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday203 (14%)
  • Tuesday203 (14%)
  • Wednesday230 (16%)
  • Thursday229 (16%)
  • Friday248 (17%)
  • Saturday183 (13%)
  • Sunday154 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59181 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59223 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59260 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59360 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59228 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January113 (7.8%)
  • February106 (7.3%)
  • March113 (7.8%)
  • April95 (6.6%)
  • May114 (7.9%)
  • June122 (8.4%)
  • July120 (8.3%)
  • August144 (9.9%)
  • September121 (8.3%)
  • October141 (9.7%)
  • November125 (8.6%)
  • December136 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,055 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting157 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,122 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry908 (63%)
  • Wet or damp526 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph579 (40%)
  • 40 mph136 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph49 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph498 (34%)
  • 70 mph180 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,117 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (15%)
  • Roundabout65 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,507 (74%)
  • Pedestrian158 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist115 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1060 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1576 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20332 (16%)
  • 21 to 25261 (13%)
  • 26 to 35366 (18%)
  • 36 to 45347 (17%)
  • 46 to 55226 (11%)
  • 56 to 65167 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7579 (3.9%)
  • Over 7564 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,374 (67%)
  • Passenger504 (25%)
  • Pedestrian158 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,227 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes164 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle154 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle34 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheshire East ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 16th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2005

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2005, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2005

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2005: 138, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6138210312
2ndA53492140218
3rdA530608549
4thA34528119
5thA505273111
6thA5374153112
7thA51406306
8thA538395116
9thM56386505
10thA500324307
11thA54324619
12thA533243613
13thA556233403
14thA535192605
15thB5076192005
16thA532182203
17thB5077182615
18thB5358182405
19thA536172322
20thB5071131702

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2005

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2005: 216.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2005

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2005: 174.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years