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Cheshire East road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,054 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2012, and 1,555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011 (1,059), and casualties fell from 1,567.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,054
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,555
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2012

1% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious20920%
  • Slight83479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious23315%
  • Slight1,31084%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,054, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (17%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday146 (14%)
  • Thursday166 (16%)
  • Friday174 (17%)
  • Saturday130 (12%)
  • Sunday114 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (9%)
  • February73 (6.9%)
  • March72 (6.8%)
  • April98 (9.3%)
  • May94 (8.9%)
  • June95 (9%)
  • July103 (9.8%)
  • August73 (6.9%)
  • September79 (7.5%)
  • October82 (7.8%)
  • November106 (10%)
  • December84 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight810 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds787 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry617 (59%)
  • Wet or damp397 (38%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1%)
  • 30 mph466 (44%)
  • 40 mph105 (10%)
  • 50 mph63 (6%)
  • 60 mph270 (26%)
  • 70 mph139 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway818 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (15%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,062 (68%)
  • Cyclist147 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (8%)
  • Pedestrian115 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20221 (14%)
  • 21 to 25164 (11%)
  • 26 to 35257 (17%)
  • 36 to 45288 (19%)
  • 46 to 55247 (16%)
  • 56 to 65129 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7579 (5.1%)
  • Over 7553 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,068 (69%)
  • Passenger372 (24%)
  • Pedestrian115 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,506 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle150 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle132 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 16th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2012

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area and Macclesfield Central, Cheshire East, SK11 6LY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2012, with 46 collisions each.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2012

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2012: 111, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6111211214
2ndA53465102111
3rdA5234566211
4thA5303369010
5thA54334806
6thA34304916
7thA537294105
8thA51264304
9thA50254007
10thA532243003
11thA533233003
12thA538202604
13thA556203500
14thM56193301
15thA536132215
16thB5071132204
17thA500101513
18thA4991704
19thA502091202
20thB507691000

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2012

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2012: 163.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2012

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2012: 125.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years