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Cheshire East road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2019, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2018 (728), and casualties fell from 949.

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

Collisions in 2019
622
Down 15% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
751
Down 21% on 2018
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2019

2.9% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight51082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight63484%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 622, down 15% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 622
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (16%)
  • Wednesday105 (17%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday83 (13%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (11%)
  • February50 (8%)
  • March37 (5.9%)
  • April47 (7.6%)
  • May42 (6.8%)
  • June41 (6.6%)
  • July51 (8.2%)
  • August55 (8.8%)
  • September50 (8%)
  • October50 (8%)
  • November58 (9.3%)
  • December75 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (62%)
  • Wet or damp219 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph336 (54%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph36 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph143 (23%)
  • 70 mph63 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (13%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (54%)
  • Cyclist117 (16%)
  • Pedestrian90 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (11%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (11%)
  • 21 to 2574 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 45121 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (15%)
  • 56 to 6579 (11%)
  • 66 to 7561 (8.1%)
  • Over 7540 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (72%)
  • Passenger119 (16%)
  • Pedestrian90 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (11%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheshire East ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 48th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2019

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2019, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2019

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2019: 37, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6374824
2ndA534344112
3rdA34313725
4thA556202701
5thA532192514
6thA537192411
7thA523172512
8thA530162101
9thA54141906
10thA50131613
11thA538131303
12thA51121305
13thA536122013
14thB5358121203
15thM56121602
16thB5076111400
17thA49101202
18thA5008810
19thA5338901
20thA50787700

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2019

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2019: 121.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2019

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2019: 84.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years