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Crewe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,446 road traffic collisions in Crewe, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 10,246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 1,179 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 99 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (96).

Collisions since 1980
8,446
140th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
10,246
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
73 people killed
Serious collisions
1,179
1,260 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
99
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
115
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Crewe

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal690.8%
  • Serious1,17914%
  • Slight7,19885%

What the data shows

  • Crewe had 1,053 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 1,649 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Crewe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,592 children under 16 were killed or injured in Crewe, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Crewe.

Where Crewe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
140th
Most casualties
143rd
Most fatal collisions
158th
Most serious collisions
161st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,330 (16%)
  • Tuesday1,230 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,250 (15%)
  • Thursday1,361 (16%)
  • Friday1,458 (17%)
  • Saturday1,060 (13%)
  • Sunday757 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,078 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,920 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit313 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown58 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,697 (91%)
  • Roundabout369 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road127 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph148 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph7,305 (86%)
  • 40 mph523 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph413 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph36 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,764 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,096 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds142 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds111 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist32 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Other146 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded124 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,399 (43%)
  • Cyclist1,993 (19%)
  • Pedestrian1,752 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,664 (16%)
  • Van occupant162 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant145 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crewe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crewe, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Crewe peaked at 273 in 1986; 2025 had 99.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 99
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599115
202496106
20238393
20228796
2021103112
202097113
2019121140
2018108125
2017130149
2016129147
2015112126
2014156182
2013168212
2012163199
2011172230
2010167223
2009187266
2008160210
2007179226
2006185221
2005216262
2004223281
2003233299
2002237300
2001238286
2000261325
1999209260
1998220271
1997223283
1996191253
1995207254
1994169210
1993180227
1992192222
1991171195
1990214266
1989235281
1988222269
1987244280
1986273318
1985233275
1984268307
1983252293
1982241281
1981253302
1980139155

Map of recent crashes in Crewe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Crewe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Crewe

The 24 most recent collisions in Crewe happened between 26 September and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Crewe

The A534 has the most collisions in Crewe, 1,327 of 8,446 (16%), followed by the A532 (1,154).

Collisions in Crewe on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5341,3271,61111153
2ndA5321,1541,41414168
3rdB5076513623469
4thA5019296346549
5thA5078282336232
6thB5071182228335
7thA530175255421
8thA5020136175017
9thB50775262010
10thA5384401
11thA5233400

Council area for Crewe

Crewe is in Cheshire East, where police recorded 60,751 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Crewe accounts for 14% of them.

Postcode districts in Crewe

Collisions in Crewe were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by CW1 (4,513) and CW2 (3,826).