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Cheshire East road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,111 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2010, and 1,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (1,301), and casualties fell from 1,928.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,111
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,656
Down 14% on 2009
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2010

1% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2010 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious21319%
  • Slight88780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious23314%
  • Slight1,41185%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,111, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (15%)
  • Tuesday148 (13%)
  • Wednesday164 (15%)
  • Thursday170 (15%)
  • Friday195 (18%)
  • Saturday154 (14%)
  • Sunday118 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (5.7%)
  • February75 (6.8%)
  • March76 (6.8%)
  • April99 (8.9%)
  • May93 (8.4%)
  • June92 (8.3%)
  • July90 (8.1%)
  • August91 (8.2%)
  • September119 (11%)
  • October123 (11%)
  • November108 (9.7%)
  • December82 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight850 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds916 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry696 (63%)
  • Wet or damp343 (31%)
  • Frost or ice53 (4.8%)
  • Snow17 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph485 (44%)
  • 40 mph98 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph53 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph290 (26%)
  • 70 mph170 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway860 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (16%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,134 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian126 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist113 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20242 (15%)
  • 21 to 25207 (13%)
  • 26 to 35290 (18%)
  • 36 to 45278 (17%)
  • 46 to 55232 (14%)
  • 56 to 65134 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7576 (4.6%)
  • Over 7554 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,062 (64%)
  • Passenger468 (28%)
  • Pedestrian126 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,578 (74%)
  • Motorcycle156 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus14 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 16th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2010

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2010, with 49 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2010

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2010: 134, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6134241213
2ndA53471101115
3rdA5374163016
4thA343857110
5thA530335809
6thA50294607
7thA523283807
8thA532284503
9thA51274716
10thA54263403
11thM56235223
12thA536212806
13thA533202817
14thA556203614
15thA500182302
16thA538162104
17thB5358142802
18thB5077122102
19thB5071111803
20thB5076111704

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2010

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2010: 167.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2010

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2010: 138.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years