Fifty-three arrests were made in Crewe and Nantwich of suspected drink/drug driving during the Christmas period.
The figure was part of a total of 230 people arrested across the county by Cheshire Police in the month-long crackdown.
Cheshire Police has arrested 100 people for drink/drug driving in the first two weeks of its Christmas drink/drug drive crackdown.
The month-long operation, which began on December 1, sees officers out on the county’s roads targeting motorists who choose to get behind the wheel after having an alcoholic drink or taking drugs.
A police officer is pleading with road users in Nantwich not get behind the wheel after having an alcoholic drink or taking drugs this Christmas.
A hard-hitting month-long campaign by Cheshire Constabulary and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service aims to educate and target drink/drug drivers.
Cheshire Police arrested 227 county drivers during its festive crackdown on drink or drug driving.
Among those were 25 people in Crewe and Nantwich area arrested for driving under influence of drugs – the highest of any area of the county, and a rise on previous years.
A number of drivers have been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving offences in Nantwich in the last 24 hours.
Police say four arrests were made for drink driving in the town – including one who tested FOUR and a HALF times over the legal limit.
More than 40 drivers in Crewe and Nantwich area were arrested for drink or drug driving offences in December, latest figures show.
Among 234 drivers taken off the road in December, there were 25 in Crewe police division for drink driving, and another 19 for drug driving.
Thirty-nine motorists in Crewe and Nantwich are among more than 250 facing bans and large fines for drink and drug driving in a Cheshire-wide crackdown.
A Cheshire Police operation caught 16 in Crewe and Nantwich behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol, and another 23 under the influence of drugs.
The number of people arrested for drink driving over Christmas has almost doubled in Crewe an Nantwich area.
Shocking figures from Cheshire Police today more than 250 people were nabbed across the county for allegedly drink and drug driving in December.
More than 160 drive drive arrests and more than 90 drug drive arrests were made by Cheshire Police during its Operation Roadster crackdown.
The force’s summer campaign saw officers carry out 1,074 roadside breath tests, with 163 arrests made.
An insurance comparison website lists Crewe and Nantwich area as having the highest number of drink and drug drive offenders in the UK.
The data refers to the number of people in the CW postcode area who have visited the company’s website for a comparison quote in the past 12 months.
Nantwich Police have issued a warning to revellers to “drink responsibly” during the Nantwich Jazz Festival this month. More officers will be drafted in to the town to cope with the huge crowds which flock to the festival over Easter weekend.
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