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CW4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,695 road traffic collisions in the CW4 postcode district, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 310 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down 63% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1980
1,695
1,896th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,564
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
42 people killed
Serious collisions
310
376 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
Down 63% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Down 75% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CW4

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal362.1%
  • Serious31018%
  • Slight1,34980%

What the data shows

  • CW4 had 213 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 350 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in CW4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 220 children under 16 were killed or injured in CW4, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in CW4.

Where CW4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,896th
Most casualties
1,821st
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
1,979th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday240 (14%)
  • Tuesday228 (13%)
  • Wednesday222 (13%)
  • Thursday252 (15%)
  • Friday320 (19%)
  • Saturday236 (14%)
  • Sunday197 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,250 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting302 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,227 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway385 (23%)
  • Roundabout58 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph434 (26%)
  • 40 mph82 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph121 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph661 (39%)
  • 70 mph392 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,341 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds232 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,822 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian138 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist127 (5%)
  • Van occupant112 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)67 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CW4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CW4, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CW4 peaked at 62 in 1997; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
20242440
20231417
20222841
20212224
20201419
20191317
20182228
20173243
20163550
20154169
20144459
20132844
20122540
20112442
20103458
20093344
20083059
20074765
20064463
20053948
20044063
20034366
20025078
200161100
20005487
19995073
19984363
199762105
19964664
19954566
19944671
19932737
19923846
19913670
19903340
19894984
19885380
19873855
19864469
19854767
19844969
19833760
19824272
19814174
19801925

Map of recent crashes in CW4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CW4

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 CW4

The 24 most recent collisions in CW4 happened between 9 June 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CW4

The A50 has the most collisions in CW4, 435 of 1,695 (26%), followed by the M6 (388).

Collisions in CW4 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5043568210109
2ndM6388685740
3rdA54360530952
4thA535179244737
5thB508291401
6thA5335701

Council areas covering CW4

Collisions in CW4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheshire East has 1,372 of 1,695 (81%).

Collisions in CW4 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East1,3722,02727263
2ndCheshire West and Chester320534947

Town in CW4

Of the 1,695 collisions in CW4, 424 (25%) were in Holmes Chapel.