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Cheshire East road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,059 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2011, and 1,567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2010 (1,111), and casualties fell from 1,656.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,059
Down 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,567
Down 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2011

1.1% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious20119%
  • Slight84680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious23015%
  • Slight1,32585%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,059, down 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (12%)
  • Wednesday185 (17%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday199 (19%)
  • Saturday145 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (6.2%)
  • February78 (7.4%)
  • March75 (7.1%)
  • April89 (8.4%)
  • May84 (7.9%)
  • June88 (8.3%)
  • July95 (9%)
  • August100 (9.4%)
  • September90 (8.5%)
  • October117 (11%)
  • November89 (8.4%)
  • December88 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight804 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds816 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds155 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry648 (61%)
  • Wet or damp382 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.8%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph455 (43%)
  • 40 mph85 (8%)
  • 50 mph60 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph310 (29%)
  • 70 mph140 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway841 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (14%)
  • Roundabout58 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,070 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian119 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist115 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant56 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1032 (2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20200 (13%)
  • 21 to 25210 (13%)
  • 26 to 35287 (18%)
  • 36 to 45260 (17%)
  • 46 to 55228 (15%)
  • 56 to 65137 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.8%)
  • Over 7564 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,043 (67%)
  • Passenger405 (26%)
  • Pedestrian119 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,508 (74%)
  • Motorcycle132 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 18th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2011

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2011, with 53 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2011

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2011: 104, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6104205110
2ndA5346294110
3rdA523446103
4thA34426519
5thA5373350114
6thA50314129
7thA530314714
8thA532263404
9thA51233411
10thA54233306
11thM56234203
12thA538222607
13thA556223814
14thA533162505
15thB5087141705
16thB5074131502
17thA5019121502
18thA535121706
19thB5076121201
20thA529101112

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2011

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2011: 172.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2011

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2011: 136.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years