CrashMap shows most dangerous roads in Knutsford and Wilmslow

Created by two road safety experts, CrashMap highlights the location of every collision on the roads in a given period.

The detailed tool shows you not only the severity of the crash – slight marked in amber, serious in red or fatal in black – but also when it took place, the number of vehicles involved and the number of casualties reported.

The data used is taken directly from official government statistics, which is based on records submitted to them by the police.

Hovering the map over Knutsford, the website shows that crashes were most common along major routes through town and on the key roads out of it.

It shows that around 70 incidents took place between 2015 and 2019 on the roads around the centre of Knutsford.

At the same time, around 50 incidents took place on roads to the east, including Mobberley.

Wilmslow was more dangerous over the same time period, with around 90 incidents in the northern part of the town.

Plus another 70 towards the south.

Meanwhile, Alderley Edge had around 30 incidents between 2015 and 2019.

While the Handforth and Styal areas, including the busy A34 and Manchester Airport relief road, had around 50.

The Holmes Chapel area had fewer incidents, at less than 30 in the same time period, with most in the village centre.

The map also shows how Cheshire’s rural areas are less likely to see car accidents, while perhaps unsurprisingly, the M6 shows several accidents have taken place.

You can view the full interactive map and search for your area here.

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