Sandbach is only minutes away from the M6 which is top of a list for the 20 worst roads for speeding in Cheshire.

Cheshire Police recorded 47,430 speeding offences in the year ending March 2025, according to new FOI data gathered by Legal Expert.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the M6 was the most likely to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit, with 4,587 offenders caught by police on the motorway.

The five worst speeding offenders were all in Cheshire exceeding the 70mph speed limit doing speeds of 160 mph, 155 mph, 143 mph and 136 mph.

Closer to home, the A50 Knutsford Road, Church Lawton has 589 offences.

Top 20 roads for speeding offences in Cheshire

1. M6 Motorway - 4,587 offences
2. A41 Whitchurch Road, Christleton - 2,864 offences
3. A533 Halton Lodge, Runcorn - 2,758 offences
4. A41 Long Lane, Upton - 2,195 offences
5. M62 Motorway - 1,779 offences
6. A557 Watkinson Way, Widnes - 1,662 offences
7. A49 Tarporley Road, Stretton - 1,587 offences
8. A56 Hoole Road, Chester - 1,388 offences
9. A555 Manchester Airport Eastern Link Road, Poynton - 1,349 offences
10. A49 Whitchurch Road, Bunbury - 1,225 offences
11. A49 Winwick Road, Warrington - 1,193 offences
12. B5210 Woolston Grange, Warrington - 1,177 offences
13. A51 Nantwich Road, Alpraham - 894 offences
14. A56 Preston Brook, Runcorn - 785 offences
15. A538 Manchester Road, Macclesfield - 726 offences
16. A556 Chester Road, Sandiway - 618 offences
17. A559 Manchester A50 Knutsford Road,
18. A50 Knutsford Road, Church Lawton - 589 offences
19. A537 Knutsford Road, Chelford - 570 offences
20. A537 Chelford Road, Higher Town Green, Knutsford - 497 offences



Nearly 5,000 speeding offences were recorded on the M6 (Credit: Google Maps)

As part of the Freedom of Information request, Cheshire Police also revealed the five worst speeding offenders in the region.

All five were caught going well over the national 70mph limit on the M6.

In fact, according to Legal Expert's research, the motorway saw one of the worst speeding offences in the country last year with one driver caught going at 160mph.

Five worst speeding offenders in Cheshire (all on the M6 with a 70mph speed limit)

1. 160mph
2. 155mph
3. 143mph
4. 136mph
5. 136mph

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