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Macclesfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,778 road traffic collisions in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,866 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 796 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1980
4,778
218th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,866
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
63
63 people killed
Serious collisions
796
864 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Macclesfield

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal631.3%
  • Serious79617%
  • Slight3,91982%

What the data shows

  • Macclesfield had 479 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 776 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Macclesfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 940 children under 16 were killed or injured in Macclesfield, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Macclesfield.

Where Macclesfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
218th
Most casualties
223rd
Most fatal collisions
176th
Most serious collisions
230th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday650 (14%)
  • Tuesday688 (14%)
  • Wednesday748 (16%)
  • Thursday775 (16%)
  • Friday823 (17%)
  • Saturday663 (14%)
  • Sunday431 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,529 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,064 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit123 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,236 (89%)
  • Roundabout218 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road127 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,311 (90%)
  • 40 mph327 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph74 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph32 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,800 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds698 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Other63 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,805 (48%)
  • Pedestrian1,355 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist741 (13%)
  • Cyclist655 (11%)
  • Van occupant108 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Macclesfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Macclesfield, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Macclesfield peaked at 170 in 1984; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253034
20244043
20234346
20225561
20215061
20203235
20195660
20185364
20175664
20166474
20156371
20145970
20137192
201282107
201185127
201091122
200990112
200881106
200786103
20066880
200587105
200491108
2003105126
2002138175
2001133179
2000116148
1999109141
1998128167
1997157200
1996140186
1995154195
1994120150
1993115149
1992123145
1991126164
1990131161
1989155173
1988164205
1987157192
1986164186
1985141168
1984170195
1983159185
1982152187
1981161190
1980127154

Map of recent crashes in Macclesfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Macclesfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Macclesfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Macclesfield happened between 19 March and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Macclesfield

The A537 has the most collisions in Macclesfield, 705 of 4,778 (15%), followed by the A523 (623).

Collisions in Macclesfield on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53770588313110
2ndA5236238101297
3rdA536435542770
4thB5181166199429
5thA538136172124
6thB5087121166225
7thB5470120148412
8thA500279101014
9thB50887690318
10thA5024586418
11thB5090131402
12thB5392121400
13thB50913301

Council areas covering Macclesfield

Collisions in Macclesfield were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheshire East has 4,773 of 4,778 (99.9%).

Collisions in Macclesfield by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East4,7735,86163796
2ndRochdale4400

Postcode districts in Macclesfield

Collisions in Macclesfield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SK11 (2,887) and SK10 (1,891).