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Cheshire East road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Cheshire East in 2025, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (570), and casualties fell from 743.

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

Collisions in 2025
578
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
696
Down 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire East in 2025

2.4% of collisions in Cheshire East in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Cheshire East from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious15627%
  • Slight40871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious16624%
  • Slight51574%

Cheshire East road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire East, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,872 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 578, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 578
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.6%)
  • February29 (5%)
  • March50 (8.7%)
  • April49 (8.5%)
  • May65 (11%)
  • June33 (5.7%)
  • July45 (7.8%)
  • August57 (9.9%)
  • September55 (9.5%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December39 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (71%)
  • Wet or damp137 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph306 (53%)
  • 40 mph29 (5%)
  • 50 mph37 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph133 (23%)
  • 70 mph61 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (11%)
  • Roundabout52 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire East in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (54%)
  • Cyclist109 (16%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2075 (11%)
  • 21 to 2552 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 35129 (19%)
  • 36 to 4597 (14%)
  • 46 to 5591 (13%)
  • 56 to 6598 (14%)
  • 66 to 7543 (6.2%)
  • Over 7550 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (72%)
  • Passenger112 (16%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car675 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle70 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire East in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire East had the 43rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cheshire East in 2025

Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheshire East in 2025, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cheshire East with the most crashes in 2025

The M6 had the most collisions in Cheshire East in 2025: 41, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire East, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6415626
2ndA534263225
3rdA34212518
4thA532182202
5thA50172005
6thA537162416
7thA54161805
8thA500141714
9thA523141502
10thA556141803
11thA533121818
12thM56121402
13thA530111304
14thA51101714
15thB5358101103
16thB50719902
17thA5388900
18thB50768802
19thA50787802
20thB507471002

Towns in Cheshire East: crashes in 2025

Crewe had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire East in 2025: 99.

Postcode districts in Cheshire East: crashes in 2025

CW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire East in 2025: 83.

Latest crashes in Cheshire East in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire East in 2025, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Cheshire East road accidents in other years