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Congleton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,255 road traffic collisions in Congleton, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 379 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
2,255
417th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,831
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
32 people killed
Serious collisions
379
429 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Congleton

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal311.4%
  • Serious37917%
  • Slight1,84582%

What the data shows

  • Congleton had 249 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 401 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Congleton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 490 children under 16 were killed or injured in Congleton, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Congleton.

Where Congleton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
417th
Most casualties
420th
Most fatal collisions
333rd
Most serious collisions
425th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday303 (13%)
  • Tuesday347 (15%)
  • Wednesday338 (15%)
  • Thursday338 (15%)
  • Friday418 (19%)
  • Saturday271 (12%)
  • Sunday240 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,685 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit457 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit67 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,905 (84%)
  • Roundabout146 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (4%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,790 (79%)
  • 40 mph359 (16%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph79 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,801 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds309 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,479 (52%)
  • Pedestrian557 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist336 (12%)
  • Cyclist335 (12%)
  • Van occupant62 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Congleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Congleton, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Congleton peaked at 80 in 1989; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252222
20241925
20232432
20223133
20212024
20201721
20192327
20182733
20173538
20163135
20152631
20143549
20133948
20124466
20114054
20103038
20094049
20085473
20075168
20064249
20054767
20045883
20036585
20025267
20017387
20006990
19997294
199874100
19977394
19966681
19954656
19945668
19935059
19925266
19917692
19905665
19898091
19887284
19876477
19866381
198576104
19846479
19835465
19825372
19814753
19804756

Map of recent crashes in Congleton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Congleton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Congleton

The 24 most recent collisions in Congleton happened between 17 December 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Congleton

The A54 has the most collisions in Congleton, 515 of 2,255 (23%), followed by the A34 (419).

Collisions in Congleton on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA54515647886
2ndA34419545770
3rdA527209276433
4thA534126181123
5thA536334715

Council area for Congleton

Congleton is in Cheshire East, where police recorded 60,751 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Congleton accounts for 3.7% of them.

Postcode district for Congleton

All 2,255 collisions in Congleton were in the CW12 postcode district.