Original Published Test Routes
Step-by-step directions for all 11 original DVSA-published routes from 6 Nile Street, Crewe.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Walthall St
At end of road, turn left
3
Wistaston Rd./Victoria Avenue
At end of road, turn left
4
Coppenhall Lane
Take the 2nd right
5
Sunnybank Rd
Turn left
6
Acton Rd
At end of road, turn left
7
Marshfield Avenue
At end of road, turn right
8
Coppenhall Lane
At roundabout, turn right
9
Middlewich Rd
Turn right
10
Smithy Lane
At roundabout, turn right
11
Minshull New Rd
At roundabout, turn left
12
Badger Avenue
At traffic lights, turn right
13
Vernon Way
At roundabout, turn right
14
Earle St
Turn left
15
Prince Albert St
At roundabout, turn right
16
Chester St
At roundabout, turn left
17
Market St./Edleston Rd
At end of road, turn right
18
Nantwich Rd
Turn right
19
Westminster St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Walthall St
At end of road, turn left
3
Wistaston Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
4
Flag Lane/Hightown
At traffic lights, turn left
5
West St
Turn right
6
Ford Lane
Turn left
7
Walker St
At end of road, turn left
8
Ford Lane
At end of road, turn left
9
Broad St
At roundabout, turn left
10
North St. / Bradfield Rd
At roundabout, turn right
11
Flowers Lane
At traffic lights, turn left
12
Middlewich Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
13
Coppenhall Lane
Turn right
14
Victoria Avenue
Turn right
15
Stewart St
Turn left
16
Alton St
Turn right
17
Walthall St
Turn left
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Walthall St
Turn left
3
Alton St
At end of road, turn right
4
Queens Park Drive
At end of road, turn left
5
Victoria Avenue
At end of road, turn left
6
Coppenhall Lane
At roundabout, turn left
7
Middlewich Rd
Turn left
8
Colleys Lane
At end of road, turn left
9
Crewe Rd
Turn right
10
Coppice Rd
At end of road, turn right
11
Wistaston Rd./Wybunbury Rd
Turn left
12
Green Lane
At end of road, turn right
13
Eastern Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
14
Rope Lane
Turn right
15
Bankfield Avenue
At end of road, turn right
16
Rope Bank Avenue
At end of road, turn left
17
Laidon Avenue
At end of road, turn right
18
Crewe Rd./Nantwich Rd
Turn left
19
Westminster St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Westminster St
At end of road, turn right
3
Stalbridge Rd
At end of road, turn left
4
Edleston Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
5
Oak St
At roundabout, go ahead
6
Vernon Way
At traffic lights, turn left
7
West St
At traffic lights, turn right
8
Broad St
At traffic lights, turn left
9
Badger Avenue
Turn right
10
Frank Webb Avenue
Turn right
11
Badger Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
12
Pyms Lane
At traffic lights, turn left
13
Middlewich Rd
At roundabout, turn right
14
Wistaston Green Rd
At roundabout, turn right
15
Valley Rd
Turn left
16
Broughton Lane
At end of road, turn left
17
Nantwich Rd
Turn right
18
Manor Way
Turn left
19
Ernest St
At end of road, turn left
20
Nantwich Rd
Turn right
21
Westminster St
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Nelson St
At end of road, turn right
3
Stalbridge Rd
At end of road, turn right
4
Edleston Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
5
Nantwich Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
6
South St./Gresty Rd
Turn right
7
Laura St./Manor Way
At end of road, turn left
8
Nantwich Rd
Turn left
9
Berkeley Crescent
Turn left
10
Nantwich Rd
Turn left
11
Wistaston Rd./ Wybunbury Rd
At roundabout, turn right
12
Cheerbrook Rd
At roundabout, turn left
13
A 500
At roundabout, turn right
14
Shavington Link Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
15
Crewe Rd./ Gresty Rd./ South St
At traffic lights, go ahead
16
Mill St
At roundabout, turn left
17
Oak St
At traffic lights, turn left
18
Edleston Rd
Turn right
19
Stalbridge Rd
Turn left
20
Brooklyn St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Stalbridge Rd
At end of road, turn left
3
Edleston Rd./ Market St
At roundabout, turn right
4
Chester St
At roundabout, turn left
5
Prince Albert St
Turn right
6
Earle St
At roundabout, turn left
7
Vernon Way
At traffic lights, turn right
8
Middlewich St
Turn right
9
Henry St
Turn left
10
Coronation St
Turn right
11
Ridgeway St
At end of road, turn left
12
Middlewich St
At traffic lights, go ahead
13
Badger Avenue
Turn right
14
Frank Webb Avenue
Turn right
15
Badger Avenue
At roundabout, turn right
16
Minshull New Rd
At roundabout, turn left
17
Smithy Lane
At end of road, turn left
18
Middlewich Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
19
Coppenhall Lane/West St./Dunwoody
Way
At roundabout, turn left
20
Wistaston Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
21
Oak St
At roundabout, turn right
22
Mill St
Turn right
23
Chapel St
Turn left
24
Edleston Rd
Turn right
25
Stalbridge Rd
Turn left
26
Brooklyn St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Westminster St
Turn right
3
Stalbridge Rd
At end of road, turn right
4
Edleston Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
5
Nantwich Rd./Crewe Rd
Turn right
6
Broughton Lane
Turn left
7
Yew Tree Rd
Turn left
8
Broughton lane
At end of road, turn left
9
Church Lane
Turn left
10
Park Drive/ Brookland Avenue./Rope
Lane
Turn left
11
Vine Tree Avenue./Chestnut Avenue
At end of road, turn left
12
Crewe Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
13
A500 Link Rd
At roundabout, turn left
14
A500
At roundabout, 3rd exit
15
Crewe Rd./Nantwich Rd
Turn left
16
Westminster St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Walthall St
Turn left
3
Gainsborough Rd
Turn left
4
Kingsway/Jubilee Avenue
Turn left
5
Stewart St
Turn left
6
Alton St
At end of road, turn left
7
Queens Park Drive
Turn left
8
Moreton Rd
Turn right
9
Capesthorne Rd
At end of road, turn left
10
Wistaston Green Rd
At end of road, turn right
11
Valley Rd./ Church Lane
At end of road, turn right
12
Crewe Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
13
A500
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
14
A500 Slip Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
15
Crewe Rd
Turn left
16
Gresty Lane
At traffic lights, turn right
17
Rope Lane
At traffic lights, turn right
18
Crewe Rd./ Nantwich Rd
Turn left
19
Westminster St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Walthall St
At end of road, turn right
3
Wistaston Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
4
Dunwoody Way
At traffic lights, turn right
5
West St
Turn left
6
Ford Lane
Turn left
7
Walker St
At end of road, turn left
8
Ford Lane
Turn left
9
Badger Avenue
Turn right
10
Frank Webb Avenue
Turn right
11
Badger Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
12
Pyms Lane
At traffic lights, turn left
13
Middlewich Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
14
Coppenhall Lane/West St
At traffic lights, turn left
15
West St
At traffic lights, turn right
16
Hightown
Turn left
17
St.Mary's St
At end of road, turn left
18
Delamere St./ Market St
At traffic lights, go ahead
19
Edleston Rd
Turn right
20
Stalbridge Rd
Turn left
21
Nelson St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Westminster St
At end of road, turn right
3
Nantwich Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
4
Salisbury Avenue
At end of road, turn right
5
Manor Way
At end of road, turn left
6
Nantwich Rd./Crewe Rd
Turn left
7
Berkeley Crescent
At end of road, turn left
8
Crewe Rd
Turn right
9
Colleys Lane
At end of road, turn left
10
Middlewich Rd
At roundabout, turn right
11
A500
At roundabout, turn left
12
Barony Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
13
Beam St./Oatmarket/Welsh Row
At traffic lights, turn left
14
Waterlode
At roundabout, go ahead
15
Station Rd./Prachetts Row
At roundabout, turn right
16
Hospital St
At roundabout, turn left
17
Millstone Lane
At roundabout, turn right
18
Crewe Rd./Nantwich Rd
At roundabout, turn right
19
Westminster St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Westminster St
Turn left
3
Nantwich Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
4
Macon Way
At roundabout, turn right
5
Hungerford Rd
Turn left
6
Laureston Avenue
Turn left
7
Wordsworth Drive
Turn right
8
Laureston Avenue
Turn left
9
Shakespeare Drive
Turn left
10
Sydney Rd
Turn right
11
Groby Rd
Turn left
12
Parkers Rd
Turn left
13
Broughton Rd
Turn left
14
North St
At roundabout, turn right
15
Broad St
At traffic lights, go ahead
16
Hightown
Turn left
17
St.Mary's St
Turn left
18
Delamere St./ Market St./
At traffic lights, go ahead
19
Edleston Rd
Turn right
20
Stalbridge Rd
Turn left
21
Brooklyn St
Turn right
F
Nile St
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
Route & Road Guide
Road Type Split
Approximate breakdown based on road names and instructions across all 11 routes.
Residential
96%
A-Roads
2%
Town / B-Roads
2%
What to Expect at Crewe
- With 4.3 roundabouts per route on average, Crewe is more roundabout-intensive than most UK centres. Route 6 has the highest concentration with 8, including Middlewich Rd.
- Route 9 alone has 6 sets of traffic lights — the most of any route here. Confident, smooth stops and pull-aways are essential.
- At 44%, Crewe sits 3.9 points below the national average of 47.9% — knowing these routes well before test day makes a measurable difference.
- Familiarise yourself with Middlewich Rd, Westminster St and Edleston Rd before your test — they come up repeatedly across the routes and knowing their junctions and speed limits will save you on the day.
- Routes here range from 17 to 27 steps — each has a distinct character, so practising the full set is worth the time.
Tricky Spots on the Crewe Test
Junctions and road sections that appear frequently and catch learners out.
1
Giving Way at A 500
Many Crewe test routes pass through A 500, making it one of the junctions most worth practising. The key is committing to a lane early and staying calm — hesitation, incorrect signalling or clipping the wrong lane are all easily picked up by an examiner.
2
Navigating A500 Slip Rd
A500 Slip Rd crops up on a large number of Crewe routes and rewards candidates who stay observant throughout. Keep your speed appropriate, watch for side junctions and be ready to respond to parked vehicles or emerging traffic.
3
Emerging onto Acton Rd
Acton Rd is used on several Crewe routes for direction changes that test your ability to judge gaps and commit confidently. Make sure your mirrors are checked well in advance, signal early and do not rush the emerge — patience here is a strength, not a weakness.
4
The A500 Junction
You may be asked to take different exits at A500 depending on the route, so versatility is key. Always approach with a planned exit, check your mirrors, signal in good time and hold back if there is any doubt about traffic from your right.
Most Frequent Roads
These roads appear across the most routes — be sure to practise them.
| Road | Routes | Frequency | Typical Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlewich Rd | 7 / 11 | Roundabout | |
| Westminster St | 7 / 11 | Right turn | |
| Edleston Rd | 6 / 11 | Right turn | |
| Stalbridge Rd | 6 / 11 | Left turn | |
| Nantwich Rd | 5 / 11 | Right turn | |
| Walthall St | 5 / 11 | Left turn | |
| Badger Avenue | 4 / 11 | Right turn | |
| Crewe Rd | 4 / 11 | Right turn | |
| A500 | 3 / 11 | Roundabout | |
| Alton St | 3 / 11 | Right turn |
Roundabout Analysis
The routes include 47 roundabouts across 11 routes — these are the most important.
Middlewich Rd
High
A500
Medium
Badger Avenue
Medium
Chester St
Common
Coppenhall Lane
Common
Minshull New Rd
Common
Oak St
Common
Vernon Way
Common
Crewe Test Centre
Address
Crewe Driving Test Centre
6 Nile Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7LL
6 Nile Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7LL
Phone
0300 200 1122
DVSA general enquiries
Amenities
Disabled Access
Toilets
Tests Offered
Car
Opening Hours
- Mon 8:00–16:00
- Tue 8:00–16:00
- Wed 8:00–16:00
- Thu 8:00–16:00
- Fri 8:00–16:00
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Pass Rate
44.0%
vs 47.9% national average
Waiting Time
11.2 wks
Latest DVSA data
Routes Available
11
Car
Avg Route Length
21
Steps (17–27 range)