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Knutsford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,094 road traffic collisions in Knutsford, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 158 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
1,094
709th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,316
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
158
164 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Knutsford

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious15814%
  • Slight92985%

What the data shows

  • Knutsford had 133 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 172 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Knutsford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 210 children under 16 were killed or injured in Knutsford, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Knutsford.

Where Knutsford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
709th
Most casualties
724th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
834th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday167 (15%)
  • Wednesday163 (15%)
  • Thursday157 (14%)
  • Friday186 (17%)
  • Saturday149 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight847 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit40 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway889 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road122 (11%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph960 (88%)
  • 40 mph63 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph60 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds898 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant652 (50%)
  • Pedestrian315 (24%)
  • Cyclist171 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Knutsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knutsford, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Knutsford peaked at 41 in 1994; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
202489
20231111
20221112
202188
20201315
20191418
20181618
20171720
20162529
20152020
20141617
20131418
20121417
20111727
20102125
20091923
20081115
20072327
20061718
20052326
20042730
20032127
20023036
20013954
20003346
19993135
19983955
19972740
19963037
19952933
19944148
19933234
19923746
19912837
19903138
19892931
19884148
19873541
19862123
19852630
19842829
19832224
19823437
19813341
19802232

Map of recent crashes in Knutsford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Knutsford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Knutsford

The 24 most recent collisions in Knutsford happened between 2 May 2023 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Knutsford

The A50 has the most collisions in Knutsford, 336 of 1,094 (31%), followed by the B5085 (135).

Collisions in Knutsford on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50336405238
2ndB5085135179223
3rdA537115148118
4thB50839310108
5thA5033647918

Council area for Knutsford

Knutsford is in Cheshire East, where police recorded 60,751 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Knutsford accounts for 1.8% of them.

Postcode district for Knutsford

All 1,094 collisions in Knutsford were in the WA16 postcode district.