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Cheshire East road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,301 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2009, and 1,928 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2008 (1,189), and casualties rose from 1,779.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,301
Up 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,928
Up 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
20
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2009

1.5% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.5%
  • Serious22017%
  • Slight1,06182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201%
  • Serious24813%
  • Slight1,66086%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,301, up 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (14%)
  • Tuesday223 (17%)
  • Wednesday184 (14%)
  • Thursday177 (14%)
  • Friday210 (16%)
  • Saturday158 (12%)
  • Sunday161 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59205 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (8.8%)
  • February65 (5%)
  • March108 (8.3%)
  • April106 (8.1%)
  • May111 (8.5%)
  • June100 (7.7%)
  • July94 (7.2%)
  • August104 (8%)
  • September108 (8.3%)
  • October130 (10%)
  • November131 (10%)
  • December129 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight934 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting174 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,033 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry753 (58%)
  • Wet or damp495 (38%)
  • Frost or ice44 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph559 (43%)
  • 40 mph109 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph78 (6%)
  • 60 mph395 (30%)
  • 70 mph153 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,051 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (13%)
  • Roundabout59 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,408 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist123 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian116 (6%)
  • Van occupant55 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1048 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1591 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20329 (17%)
  • 21 to 25224 (12%)
  • 26 to 35366 (19%)
  • 36 to 45336 (17%)
  • 46 to 55224 (12%)
  • 56 to 65147 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7570 (3.6%)
  • Over 7561 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,294 (67%)
  • Passenger518 (27%)
  • Pedestrian116 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,921 (77%)
  • Motorcycle172 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes113 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes101 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 13th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2009

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2009, with 52 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2009

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2009: 110, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM611019307
2ndA53478121117
3rdA5375272215
4thA344465210
5thA538436203
6thA54436216
7thA530416926
8thA50364529
9thM56335504
10thA523293709
11thA532294106
12thA556295314
13thA51284916
14thA500203625
15thA533203204
16thA536203602
17thB5085172201
18thB5071141804
19thA535132401
20thB5358121311

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2009

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2009: 187.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2009

CW2 and WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2009, with 151 each.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years