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A5078 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 collisions on the A5078 from 1979 to 2025, with 344 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 33 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A5078, level with 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
290
2,744th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
344
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
33
34 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Down 11% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5078

On the A5078, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight25588%

Where the A5078 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,744th
Most casualties
2,934th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,510th

A5078 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5078 peaked at 12 in 2007 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5078, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202479
202312
202255
202122
202068
201977
201833
201789
201656
201522
201466
201322
201268
201189
201066
2009712
200889
20071221
200668
200589
200499
20031112
20021011
200166
20001011
199936
199866
1997812
199633
199566
199448
199323
199222
199155
199089
1989810
198866
198766
1986910
1985912
198479
19831011
198222
198199
198055
197944

When crashes happen on the A5078

Friday has the most collisions on the A5078 (63), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (67).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday63 (22%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday16 (5.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (2.8%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am23 (7.9%)
  • 9am to noon45 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm56 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm67 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm55 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight31 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February24 (8.3%)
  • March32 (11%)
  • April14 (4.8%)
  • May19 (6.6%)
  • June27 (9.3%)
  • July24 (8.3%)
  • August23 (7.9%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October24 (8.3%)
  • November28 (9.7%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight186 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5078 crashes

On the A5078, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph287 (99%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other15 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (65%)
  • Wet or damp94 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5078 crashes

Car occupants make up 36% of the people killed or injured on the A5078, followed by cyclists (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (36%)
  • Cyclist69 (20%)
  • Pedestrian66 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (14%)
  • Motorcycle67 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2081 (24%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (63%)
  • Pedestrian66 (19%)
  • Passenger61 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5078

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5078

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5078 crashes by council area

All 290 collisions on the A5078 were in Cheshire East.

Collisions on the A5078 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East290344233

A5078 crashes by town

Of the 290 collisions on the A5078, 282 were in the built-up area of Crewe.

Recent crashes on the A5078

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5078, from 18 September 2020 to 27 October 2025.

Severity