Road
Crashes on the A538
861 recorded collisions since 2000.
861
All crashes
10
Fatal
131
Serious
720
Slight
Since 2000 the A538 has seen 861 collisions, 10 of them fatal and 131 serious. That ranks it 586th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 11.6 per 1,000 collisions, and 16% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 73% since 2000, from 84 to 23 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Cheshire, Cheshire East and Trafford.
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Crashes by year
2000–2024100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.