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Cheshire East road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2021, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2020 (514), and casualties rose from 645.

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

Collisions in 2021
602
Up 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
738
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
15
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2021

2.5% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious9015%
  • Slight49783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight62084%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 602, up 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 602
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (11%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday109 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5%)
  • February42 (7%)
  • March38 (6.3%)
  • April41 (6.8%)
  • May45 (7.5%)
  • June58 (9.6%)
  • July61 (10%)
  • August41 (6.8%)
  • September80 (13%)
  • October57 (9.5%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December46 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (73%)
  • Wet or damp138 (23%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph303 (50%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph56 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph126 (21%)
  • 70 mph60 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway466 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (12%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (52%)
  • Cyclist117 (16%)
  • Pedestrian95 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (11%)
  • 21 to 2561 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35147 (20%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 55125 (17%)
  • 56 to 6579 (11%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6%)
  • Over 7543 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (71%)
  • Passenger120 (16%)
  • Pedestrian95 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car734 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (8%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 41st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2021

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2021, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2021

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2021: 46, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6468545
2ndA534425206
3rdA34252915
4thA537252914
5thA532171911
6thA530161700
7thA54162103
8thA538141701
9thA50121704
10thA523121500
11thA533121713
12thA51101002
13thB5074101200
14thA50091214
15thB50778802
16thB50878800
17thB53588910
18thA5357810
19thB50857700
20thA5366601

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2021

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2021: 103.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2021

WA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2021: 77.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years