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Cheshire East road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 570 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2024, and 743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2023 (566), and casualties rose from 718.

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

Collisions in 2024
570
Up 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
743
Up 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2024

1.8% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious13824%
  • Slight42274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious15220%
  • Slight58178%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 570, up 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 570
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (17%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday87 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.4%)
  • February40 (7%)
  • March43 (7.5%)
  • April47 (8.2%)
  • May57 (10%)
  • June50 (8.8%)
  • July58 (10%)
  • August41 (7.2%)
  • September48 (8.4%)
  • October49 (8.6%)
  • November39 (6.8%)
  • December56 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (69%)
  • Wet or damp165 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph294 (52%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph52 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph113 (20%)
  • 70 mph49 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (12%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (58%)
  • Pedestrian88 (12%)
  • Cyclist84 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20126 (17%)
  • 21 to 2562 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35115 (15%)
  • 36 to 45108 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (13%)
  • 56 to 6584 (11%)
  • 66 to 7545 (6.1%)
  • Over 7546 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (68%)
  • Passenger148 (20%)
  • Pedestrian88 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car697 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle74 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 42nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2024

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2024, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2024

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2024: 32, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6325806
2ndA534273118
3rdA34233606
4thA50202916
5thA523192423
6thA538192403
7thA556193002
8thA51162625
9thA530141902
10thA537131315
11thA532111201
12thA533101501
13thB507191103
14thB507491404
15thB535891010
16thA53681302
17thM5681303
18thA50071012
19thA50787901
20thB507771202

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2024

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2024: 96.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2024

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2024: 67.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years