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CW12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,633 road traffic collisions in the CW12 postcode district, Cheshire East, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,858 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 692 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, up 22% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
3,633
1,019th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,858
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
73 people killed
Serious collisions
692
830 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Up 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CW12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.9%
  • Serious69219%
  • Slight2,87279%

What the data shows

  • CW12 had 408 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 641 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in CW12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 628 children under 16 were killed or injured in CW12, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in CW12.

Where CW12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,019th
Most casualties
1,038th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
963rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday477 (13%)
  • Tuesday539 (15%)
  • Wednesday539 (15%)
  • Thursday514 (14%)
  • Friday645 (18%)
  • Saturday489 (13%)
  • Sunday430 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,639 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit522 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting360 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,258 (90%)
  • Roundabout149 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,865 (51%)
  • 40 mph480 (13%)
  • 50 mph82 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph1,146 (32%)
  • 70 mph46 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,856 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds526 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other65 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,034 (62%)
  • Pedestrian593 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist527 (11%)
  • Cyclist428 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant139 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CW12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CW12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CW12 peaked at 127 in 1989; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254448
20243647
20234156
20223842
20213746
20203545
20192939
20184554
20174963
20165466
20154656
20145982
20136276
201270110
20116384
20104762
20096392
200896138
200773103
20066283
200581119
2004101145
2003112154
200290114
2001112142
200099130
1999113152
1998122184
1997118164
1996107141
199585104
199488117
19937796
199275106
1991103134
199099139
1989127159
1988123163
198794121
1986105143
1985113162
1984107141
198393121
198286118
19817497
19807593
197957

Map of recent crashes in CW12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CW12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CW12

The 24 most recent collisions in CW12 happened between 2 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CW12

The A54 has the most collisions in CW12, 759 of 3,633 (21%), followed by the A34 (688).

Collisions in CW12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA547591,00119154
2ndA3468896918129
3rdA527310438549
4thA534228326249
5thA536149238839

Council areas covering CW12

Collisions in CW12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cheshire East has 3,476 of 3,633 (96%).

Collisions in CW12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East3,4764,61766668
2ndStaffordshire Moorlands150230324
3rdWarrington71100

Towns in CW12

Collisions in CW12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Congleton (2,255) and Biddulph (9).