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CW5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,657 road traffic collisions in the CW5 postcode district, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 6,521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 104 were fatal and 827 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1980
4,657
662nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,521
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
104
110 people killed
Serious collisions
827
966 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Down 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CW5

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal1042.2%
  • Serious82718%
  • Slight3,72680%

What the data shows

  • CW5 had 561 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 933 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in CW5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 525 children under 16 were killed or injured in CW5, 8.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in CW5.

Where CW5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
662nd
Most casualties
581st
Most fatal collisions
253rd
Most serious collisions
681st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday651 (14%)
  • Tuesday659 (14%)
  • Wednesday673 (14%)
  • Thursday689 (15%)
  • Friday772 (17%)
  • Saturday633 (14%)
  • Sunday580 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,394 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting588 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit545 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit99 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,309 (93%)
  • Roundabout214 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,505 (32%)
  • 40 mph371 (8%)
  • 50 mph52 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2,623 (56%)
  • 70 mph82 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,665 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds656 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds72 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist38 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other83 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded45 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,316 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist838 (13%)
  • Cyclist518 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian430 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant175 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)94 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CW5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CW5, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CW5 peaked at 149 in 2004; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254861
20246487
20234958
20226393
20215965
20203952
20194861
20186581
20177391
20165362
20155972
20147083
201381111
201299167
201182111
201099152
2009114180
2008115167
2007100121
2006114160
2005129176
2004149230
2003146204
2002111154
2001126186
2000146216
1999119161
1998148224
1997130182
1996123188
1995111171
1994120162
1993110167
199285141
1991113143
1990140192
1989115171
1988121185
1987104155
1986130187
1985118155
1984140169
1983118148
1982111155
1981124165
19807699

Map of recent crashes in CW5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CW5

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 CW5

The 24 most recent collisions in CW5 happened between 8 August and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CW5

The A51 has the most collisions in CW5, 1,136 of 4,657 (24%), followed by the A530 (889).

Collisions in CW5 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511,1361,68834194
2ndA5308891,31127150
3rdA53460182214127
4thB5074280407555
5thA500209285527
6thA529209284240
7thB5071131177224
8thB5341384616
9thA52355117

Council areas covering CW5

Collisions in CW5 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cheshire East has 4,648 of 4,657 (99.8%).

Collisions in CW5 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East4,6486,510103826
2ndWarrington4500
3rdShropshire3310

Towns in CW5

Collisions in CW5 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Nantwich (1,292) and Willaston, Cheshire East (131).