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Cheshire East road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,273 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2007, and 1,767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (1,313), and casualties fell from 1,887.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,273
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,767
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
19
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2007

1.5% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious19215%
  • Slight1,06283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.2%
  • Serious22313%
  • Slight1,52386%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,273, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (15%)
  • Tuesday196 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (14%)
  • Thursday188 (15%)
  • Friday218 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (11%)
  • Sunday153 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59166 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59198 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59255 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59303 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.3%)
  • February73 (5.7%)
  • March107 (8.4%)
  • April103 (8.1%)
  • May101 (7.9%)
  • June90 (7.1%)
  • July136 (11%)
  • August126 (9.9%)
  • September107 (8.4%)
  • October115 (9%)
  • November115 (9%)
  • December94 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight947 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds989 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry756 (59%)
  • Wet or damp486 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph562 (44%)
  • 40 mph113 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph47 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph378 (30%)
  • 70 mph163 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,015 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (13%)
  • Roundabout54 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,240 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian144 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist104 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant53 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1573 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20291 (16%)
  • 21 to 25215 (12%)
  • 26 to 35288 (16%)
  • 36 to 45327 (19%)
  • 46 to 55193 (11%)
  • 56 to 65153 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7567 (3.8%)
  • Over 7564 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,179 (67%)
  • Passenger444 (25%)
  • Pedestrian144 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,866 (76%)
  • Motorcycle174 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes121 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 16th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2007

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2007, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2007

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2007: 116, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM611617125
2ndA5346481213
3rdA5375274214
4thA50446005
5thA530445919
6thA544052013
7thA34385014
8thA523364506
9thA532354606
10thM56344700
11thA51324115
12thA533283316
13thA556203700
14thB5085202711
15thA536192803
16thB5077192323
17thA500162802
18thA538162003
19thA5078122102
20thB5358111803

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2007

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2007: 179.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2007

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2007: 163.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years