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Bucklow Hill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Bucklow Hill, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 10 June 2023.

Collisions since 1980
213
1,880th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
351
1.65 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
41
49 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
10 Jun 2023
Busiest year
1990
15 collisions

Road collision statistics for Bucklow Hill

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight16979%

What the data shows

  • Bucklow Hill had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Bucklow Hill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Bucklow Hill are between noon and 3pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bucklow Hill, 5.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Bucklow Hill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,880th
Most casualties
1,645th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph48 (23%)
  • 60 mph146 (69%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant277 (79%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Pedestrian5 (1.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bucklow Hill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bucklow Hill, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Bucklow Hill peaked at 15 in 1990; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202324
202200
202112
202011
201900
201823
201722
201679
201513
2014512
201346
2012414
201149
201023
200924
200823
200734
200635
200549
200434
200356
200244
200156
200056
199914
19981119
1997733
199622
1995610
19941018
19931012
1992915
19911317
19901519
19891013
1988810
198769
198669
1985811
198412
198311
1982710
1981511
198067

Map of recent crashes in Bucklow Hill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bucklow Hill

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bucklow Hill

The 24 most recent collisions in Bucklow Hill happened between 19 August 2013 and 10 June 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bucklow Hill

The A556 has the most collisions in Bucklow Hill, 163 of 213 (77%), followed by the A50 (28).

Collisions in Bucklow Hill on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA556163272231
2ndA50284107
3rdA503481601

Council area for Bucklow Hill

Bucklow Hill is in Cheshire East, where police recorded 60,751 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bucklow Hill accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Bucklow Hill

All 213 collisions in Bucklow Hill were in the WA16 postcode district.