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Cheshire East road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 728 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2018, and 949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2017 (795), and casualties fell from 1,010.

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

Collisions in 2018
728
Down 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
949
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
22
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2018

3% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223%
  • Serious12016%
  • Slight58680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.7%
  • Serious13714%
  • Slight78683%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 728, down 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 728
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (16%)
  • Tuesday116 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (12%)
  • Thursday118 (16%)
  • Friday106 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.1%)
  • February60 (8.2%)
  • March43 (5.9%)
  • April66 (9.1%)
  • May66 (9.1%)
  • June67 (9.2%)
  • July86 (12%)
  • August48 (6.6%)
  • September65 (8.9%)
  • October62 (8.5%)
  • November50 (6.9%)
  • December56 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds602 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry527 (72%)
  • Wet or damp183 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph356 (49%)
  • 40 mph45 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph84 (12%)
  • 60 mph153 (21%)
  • 70 mph75 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (15%)
  • Roundabout55 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (60%)
  • Cyclist120 (13%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2598 (10%)
  • 26 to 35173 (18%)
  • 36 to 45146 (15%)
  • 46 to 55146 (15%)
  • 56 to 65113 (12%)
  • 66 to 7567 (7.1%)
  • Over 7557 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider642 (68%)
  • Passenger205 (22%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car935 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 37th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2018

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2018, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2018

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2018: 72, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM672111211
2ndA534385134
3rdA50304618
4thA537262925
5thA34254013
6thA523222600
7thA530212721
8thA54181915
9thA532161704
10thA538151601
11thA556152404
12thA51121512
13thA533121402
14thA500111303
15thA536101722
16thB5358101912
17thM56101700
18thB507191202
19thA50198802
20thB50767702

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2018

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2018: 108.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2018

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2018: 103.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years