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Cheshire East road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,313 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2006, and 1,887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (1,450), and casualties fell from 2,036.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,313
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,887
Down 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
25
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2006

1.9% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious23018%
  • Slight1,05881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.4%
  • Serious25814%
  • Slight1,60385%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,313, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (14%)
  • Tuesday172 (13%)
  • Wednesday188 (14%)
  • Thursday204 (16%)
  • Friday231 (18%)
  • Saturday182 (14%)
  • Sunday147 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59198 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59325 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (6.9%)
  • February92 (7%)
  • March112 (8.5%)
  • April100 (7.6%)
  • May111 (8.5%)
  • June98 (7.5%)
  • July112 (8.5%)
  • August131 (10%)
  • September105 (8%)
  • October116 (8.8%)
  • November147 (11%)
  • December98 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight960 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,029 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry785 (60%)
  • Wet or damp506 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph509 (39%)
  • 40 mph117 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph60 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph418 (32%)
  • 70 mph202 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway988 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway226 (17%)
  • Roundabout56 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,392 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian129 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist100 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant56 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1049 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1589 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20295 (16%)
  • 21 to 25253 (13%)
  • 26 to 35299 (16%)
  • 36 to 45364 (19%)
  • 46 to 55213 (11%)
  • 56 to 65159 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7565 (3.4%)
  • Over 7544 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,223 (65%)
  • Passenger535 (28%)
  • Pedestrian129 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,986 (78%)
  • Motorcycle159 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes134 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 16th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2006

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2006, with 43 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2006

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2006: 132, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6132214110
2ndA53482114214
3rdM56549736
4thA505069111
5thA344874112
6thA530485906
7thA5373546110
8thA51325715
9thA54304108
10thA533294106
11thA538284015
12thA556254204
13thA500242912
14thB5077223805
15thA536192806
16thA523162102
17thA532161801
18thA535131701
19thB5071121714
20thB5076121713

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2006

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2006: 185.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2006

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2006: 163.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years