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CW1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,412 road traffic collisions in the CW1 postcode district, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 8,225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 961 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 83 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (67).

Collisions since 1980
6,412
256th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,225
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
72 people killed
Serious collisions
961
1,057 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
83
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
98
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CW1

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal691.1%
  • Serious96115%
  • Slight5,38284%

What the data shows

  • CW1 had 762 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 1,218 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in CW1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,130 children under 16 were killed or injured in CW1, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in CW1.

Where CW1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
256th
Most casualties
291st
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
440th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday977 (15%)
  • Tuesday939 (15%)
  • Wednesday968 (15%)
  • Thursday1,043 (16%)
  • Friday1,065 (17%)
  • Saturday810 (13%)
  • Sunday610 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,659 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,181 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting336 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit191 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,589 (87%)
  • Roundabout421 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway300 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph30 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph4,619 (72%)
  • 40 mph186 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph29 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,357 (21%)
  • 70 mph182 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,055 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds897 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds118 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds101 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other105 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded84 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,264 (52%)
  • Cyclist1,170 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist1,169 (14%)
  • Pedestrian1,139 (14%)
  • Van occupant175 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant119 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)65 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant61 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CW1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CW1, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CW1 peaked at 204 in 2000; 2025 had 83.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 83
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258398
20246779
20236575
20225971
20216771
20208194
201984101
20187889
201791103
201687101
201582100
2014103125
2013123159
2012123153
2011120155
2010138209
2009131191
2008122162
2007145202
2006131169
2005174242
2004192260
2003168245
2002201268
2001167227
2000204258
1999167215
1998167229
1997181248
1996156223
1995172215
1994138180
1993136193
1992152183
1991141173
1990163213
1989186236
1988171225
1987183225
1986202239
1985160191
1984194217
1983176209
1982188226
1981187250
1980106128

Map of recent crashes in CW1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CW1

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CW1

The 24 most recent collisions in CW1 happened between 16 September and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CW1

The A532 has the most collisions in CW1, 1,074 of 6,412 (17%), followed by the B5076 (568).

Collisions in CW1 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5321,0741,30911139
2ndB5076568695480
3rdA534491658768
4thA530346529855
5thB5077304433458
6thA5020187264231
7thM6105204316
8thA50198293018
9thA5078213002
10thB507471100
11thA5233400

Council area for CW1

CW1 is in Cheshire East, where police recorded 60,751 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CW1 accounts for 11% of them.

Towns in CW1

Collisions in CW1 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Crewe (4,513) and Haslington (196).