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CW10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,891 road traffic collisions in the CW10 postcode district, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 470 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1980
2,891
1,353rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,260
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
83
89 people killed
Serious collisions
470
561 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CW10

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal832.9%
  • Serious47016%
  • Slight2,33881%

What the data shows

  • CW10 had 323 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 607 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CW10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 326 children under 16 were killed or injured in CW10, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in CW10.

Where CW10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,353rd
Most casualties
1,223rd
Most fatal collisions
468th
Most serious collisions
1,577th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday430 (15%)
  • Tuesday406 (14%)
  • Wednesday409 (14%)
  • Thursday465 (16%)
  • Friday514 (18%)
  • Saturday375 (13%)
  • Sunday292 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,135 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting407 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,244 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway534 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout34 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph856 (30%)
  • 40 mph122 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph87 (3%)
  • 60 mph1,308 (45%)
  • 70 mph514 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,258 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds415 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist29 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other42 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,051 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian238 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist208 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant178 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)112 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CW10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CW10, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CW10 peaked at 104 in 2000; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253341
20242837
20232325
20223038
20213754
20202531
20192429
20184463
20173653
20164361
20155678
20144869
20134771
20125996
201166114
20106288
200965102
20085688
200767106
200681120
200584106
2004101166
200388159
200293148
2001100152
2000104159
199980122
1998104163
199791151
199684131
199597130
199477115
19935688
199288124
19916896
19906991
19896280
19887399
19876989
19865885
198575100
19845990
19835476
19824358
19815684
19802834

Map of recent crashes in CW10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CW10

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 CW10

The 24 most recent collisions in CW10 happened between 16 April and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CW10

The A530 has the most collisions in CW10, 604 of 2,891 (21%), followed by the A533 (540).

Collisions in CW10 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5306049362995
2ndA53354074819104
3rdM6488890965
4thA544125641457
5thB5081100139223
6thB530983112218
7thB53363141011
8thA5018233603

Council areas covering CW10

Collisions in CW10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cheshire East has 1,787 of 2,891 (62%).

Collisions in CW10 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East1,7872,56738285
2ndCheshire West and Chester1,0981,67944184
3rdBlackburn with Darwen3400

Town in CW10

Of the 2,891 collisions in CW10, 934 (32%) were in Middlewich.