More than 8,800 drivers caught running red lights in Cheshire

More than 8,800 motorists were caught running red lights across Cheshire in the past three years.

Figures released by Cheshire Constabulary through a Freedom of Information request show 8,848 offences for failing to comply with a red traffic light signal were recorded between January 2023 and March 2026.

The data shows:

2023 – 1,498 offences

2024 – 2,164 offences

2025 – 4,496 offences

January to March 2026 – 690 offences

August 2025 was the worst month last year, with 510 offences logged.

The data also revealed some of the worst locations for offences across the county, including:

A523 Mill Lane, Macclesfield

A527 Park Lane, Congleton

B5181 Churchill Way, Macclesfield

Cheshire Constabulary did not provide time-of-day or penalty outcome data in a readily retrievable format.

Ben Welham, motoring expert at cinch, says:

“Driving through a red light can happen when drivers misjudge the timing of a light changing from green to amber to red, or attempt to make it through a junction too late.

“However, failing to stop at a red light can put motorists, cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk, particularly at busy junctions where multiple lanes of traffic are moving at once.

“These figures highlight just how regularly these offences are being recorded across Hertfordshire and should serve as an important reminder for drivers to approach junctions with enough time to stop if the lights change.”

Freedom of Information requests were sent by cinch to UK police forces requesting data on offences recorded for failing to comply with a red traffic light signal between 2023 and March 2026.

Cheshire Constabulary provided offence totals, hotspot locations, time-of-day data and penalty outcomes.