Slight
Seat Ateca crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 14 Oct 2025, 08:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070843719
Leighton, Cheshire East, CW1 3YW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 212 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Leighton ward, Cheshire East, from 2001 to 2025, with 250 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.
In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, down from 9 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 212
- 4,000th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 250
- 1.18 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 7
- 9 in 2024
Crash severity at the CW1 3YW hotspot
42 of the 212 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious4119%
- Slight17080%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 43
- Slightly injured
- 206
- All casualties
- 250
Accidents by year at the CW1 3YW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 18 in 2004, against an average of 8.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CW1 3YW hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 7
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 12 | 17 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 |
| 2004 | 18 | 19 |
| 2003 | 15 | 16 |
| 2002 | 13 | 16 |
| 2001 | 9 | 12 |
Map of crashes at the CW1 3YW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CW1 3YW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Leighton, Cheshire East, CW1 3YW area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CW1 3YW hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Leighton
- Council area
- Cheshire East
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CW1 3YW
- Postcode district
- CW1
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.11472, -2.45939
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 14 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 4,000th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CW1 3YW hotspot
200 of the 212 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Crewe.
Accident hotspots near CW1 3YW
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Crewe East, Cheshire East, CW1 4US area, 1.1 km away, with 117 collisions.
- Crewe East, Cheshire East, CW1 4US area1.1 km away, 159 casualties117 collisions
- Leighton, Cheshire East, CW1 4QQ area1.5 km away, 113 casualties75 collisions
- Crewe St Barnabas, Cheshire East, CW1 3PB area1.5 km away, 353 casualties282 collisions
- Bunbury, Cheshire East, CW1 4QX area1.5 km away, 206 casualties139 collisions
- Crewe Central, Cheshire East, CW1 3DT area1.6 km away, 705 casualties567 collisions
- Crewe East, Cheshire East, CW1 4EJ area1.9 km away, 282 casualties234 collisions
- Crewe West, Cheshire East, CW2 7RZ area2.3 km away, 111 casualties76 collisions
- Crewe East, Cheshire East, CW1 5HB area2.6 km away, 111 casualties82 collisions
All 212 crashes at the CW1 3YW hotspot
Newest first, from 12 February 2001 to 14 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 11 Sep 2025, 07:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070752237
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 8 Aug 2025, 14:15
- Mercedes Sprinter and Honda CB
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070653989
- Slight
Renault Kadjar crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 7 Apr 2025, 12:08
- Renault Kadjar and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070284946
- Serious
Citroen crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 1 Apr 2025, 14:12
- Citroen and Lexmoto Isca 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070266881
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 2 Mar 2025, 16:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070178606
- Slight
Kia Stonic crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 4 Feb 2025, 11:40
- Kia Stonic and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025070101658
- Serious
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 22 Oct 2024, 15:55
- Vauxhall Mokka and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024070899824
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 14 Aug 2024, 07:31
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024070704995
- Serious
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 20 Jul 2024, 18:15
- Seat Ibiza and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Honda CBF 125 crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 18 Jul 2024, 10:20
- Honda CBF 125 and BMW X1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024070626299
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 31 May 2024, 15:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024070492674
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 13 May 2024, 10:30
- Citroen C3, a van and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024070434331
- Serious
Yamaha R crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 2 May 2024, 07:51
- Yamaha R and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024070402476
- Slight
Yamasaki YM crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 26 Mar 2024, 18:47
- Yamasaki YM and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024070288366
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 24 Jan 2024, 08:31
- BMW 5 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024070108490
- Serious
Dacia Duster crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 19 Jul 2023, 17:48
- Dacia Duster and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023070654310
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 30 Jun 2023, 15:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023070586091
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 21 Jun 2023, 14:25
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Kia Stonic crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 21 Feb 2023, 06:50
- Kia Stonic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 13 Feb 2023, 22:10
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 6 Feb 2023, 19:30
- Mercedes C Class and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 10 Nov 2022, 17:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022070826460
- Serious
Hyundai i30 crash on the B5077 in Cheshire East, 3 Feb 2022, 08:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022070081362
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 28 Jan 2022, 22:46
- Skoda Superb and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022070068177
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 6 Oct 2021, 23:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021070695261
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 5 Oct 2021, 17:15
- Nissan Juke and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021070693182
- Slight
DS DS3 crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 6 Sep 2021, 08:40
- DS DS3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021070619733
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on a C road in Cheshire East, 6 Mar 2021, 23:01
- Nissan Juke and BMW X5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021070145458
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 12 Jan 2021, 11:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021070023801
- Slight
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 2 Dec 2020, 13:59
- Yamaha YZF R125, BMW 2 Series and a van
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070732558
- Slight
Suzuki Ignis crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 25 Nov 2020, 18:20
- Suzuki Ignis and Citroen Xsara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070717642
- Slight
Dacia Sandero crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 19 Nov 2020, 14:25
- Dacia Sandero and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020070703845
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 17 Oct 2020, 07:50
- Vauxhall Mokka and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070628828
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 2 Sep 2020, 08:15
- Ford Transit, Citroen DS3 and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070527949
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 18 Jun 2020, 20:35
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2020070355529
- Slight
Ford Puma crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 4 May 2020, 14:00
- Ford Puma and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070260988
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 3 May 2020, 17:40
- Citroen DS3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070255551
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 20 Jan 2020, 13:45
- Renault Clio and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020070042680
- Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 15 Dec 2019, 18:06
- Citroen Xsara and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019070732921
- Slight
Kia Stonic crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 2 Dec 2019, 11:45
- Kia Stonic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019070704601
- Slight
Car crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 1 Nov 2019, 14:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019070637261
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 20 Aug 2019, 06:00
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019070464691
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 4 Jun 2019, 18:01
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019070288759
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 1 May 2019, 09:25
- Ford Transit and Citroen Relay
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019070214132
- Serious
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 29 Apr 2019, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019070210830
- Slight
Volvo S40 crash on the B5076 in Cheshire East, 9 Apr 2019, 17:00
- Volvo S40 and Ford C-Max
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019070167654
- Slight
Seat Altea crash on an unclassified road in Cheshire East, 20 Feb 2019, 13:00
- Seat Altea and Yamaha Ybr 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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