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Handforth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 629 road traffic collisions in Handforth, Cheshire East, from 1979 to 2025, and 762 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
629
1,008th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
762
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
95
106 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Handforth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9515%
  • Slight52784%

What the data shows

  • Handforth had 65 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 82 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Handforth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 101 children under 16 were killed or injured in Handforth, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Handforth.

Where Handforth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,008th
Most casualties
1,038th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,175th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (17%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway587 (93%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph585 (93%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant392 (51%)
  • Pedestrian140 (18%)
  • Cyclist133 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Handforth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Handforth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Handforth peaked at 28 in 1988; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
202466
202344
202267
202155
202088
2019910
201866
20171113
201622
2015810
2014910
2013910
201278
201155
20101216
2009813
20081010
2007610
2006810
20052024
20041416
2003911
20022223
20012125
20001928
199979
19981417
19971731
19961213
19952329
19941623
19932024
19921923
19911517
19902530
19891921
19882833
19871726
19861718
19852327
19841819
19832727
19822331
19812226
19801113
197946

Map of recent crashes in Handforth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Handforth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Handforth

The 24 most recent collisions in Handforth happened between 18 January 2022 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Handforth

The A34 has the most collisions in Handforth, 207 of 629 (33%), followed by the B5358 (197).

Collisions in Handforth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34207245020
2ndB5358197238540
3rdB5094425607
4thA5559901
5thB51664400

Council areas covering Handforth

Collisions in Handforth were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheshire East has 550 of 629 (87%).

Collisions in Handforth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East550662783
2ndStockport7798012

Postcode districts in Handforth

Collisions in Handforth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SK9 (545) and SK8 (84).