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Halton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,670 road traffic collisions in Halton from 1979 to 2025, and 23,079 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 224 were fatal and 2,666 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 130 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (123), and casualties rose from 163 to 164.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,670
132nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23,079
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
224
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
130
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Halton

1.3% of collisions in Halton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2241.3%
  • Serious2,66616%
  • Slight13,78083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2411%
  • Serious3,14514%
  • Slight19,69385%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. In 2025 there were 130, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 130
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025130164
2024123163
2023158195
2022157188
2021148176
2020149181
2019190249
2018194230
2017241303
2016257353
2015224304
2014279376
2013267347
2012278377
2011278422
2010303464
2009291415
2008326494
2007370521
2006377543
2005394590
2004432629
2003410614
2002443669
2001500708
2000558842
1999500813
1998493797
1997512765
1996569893
1995505719
1994490745
1993471629
1992399520
1991405543
1990432561
1989475582
1988433579
1987381485
1986414530
1985382477
1984392519
1983371461
1982363428
1981392505
1980386468
1979428543

When and where crashes happen in Halton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,468 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,407 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,507 (15%)
  • Thursday2,543 (15%)
  • Friday2,838 (17%)
  • Saturday2,248 (13%)
  • Sunday1,659 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59535 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59258 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,325 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,130 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,302 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,831 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,343 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,282 (7.7%)
  • February1,186 (7.1%)
  • March1,273 (7.6%)
  • April1,291 (7.7%)
  • May1,449 (8.7%)
  • June1,360 (8.2%)
  • July1,475 (8.8%)
  • August1,411 (8.5%)
  • September1,445 (8.7%)
  • October1,517 (9.1%)
  • November1,538 (9.2%)
  • December1,443 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,317 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,408 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit612 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting241 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown92 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,750 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,242 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds370 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds274 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist105 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds80 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.1%)
  • Other660 (4%)
  • Not recorded171 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,774 (65%)
  • Wet or damp5,493 (33%)
  • Frost or ice260 (1.6%)
  • Snow103 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep21 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph16 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph165 (1%)
  • 30 mph10,943 (66%)
  • 40 mph1,981 (12%)
  • 50 mph188 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1,522 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph1,850 (11%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,557 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway3,290 (20%)
  • Roundabout1,026 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road650 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded147 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Halton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,443 (58%)
  • Pedestrian3,051 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist2,157 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist1,867 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,273 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant580 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)289 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant192 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant124 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant87 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5858 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 101,346 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 151,629 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 203,717 (16%)
  • 21 to 252,910 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,260 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,215 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,354 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,404 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75832 (3.6%)
  • Over 75496 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,397 (58%)
  • Passenger6,631 (29%)
  • Pedestrian3,051 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,240 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,212 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,908 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,478 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,261 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach1,077 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car299 (1%)
  • Other vehicle205 (0.7%)
  • Minibus146 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (under 0.1%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Halton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Halton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Halton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had the 132nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
132nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 71st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
217thWest Lancashire16,77424,9743333,620
218thTorbay16,75120,7291392,827
219thCaerphilly16,71823,0293123,148
220thHalton (this area)16,67023,0792242,666
221stScottish Borders16,59823,7505594,571
222ndWelwyn Hatfield16,55422,8402323,068
223rdEast Hampshire16,51122,7553753,980

Accident hotspots in Halton

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Halton, with 797 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton from 1979 to 2025: 1,596, including 33 fatal and 255 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5331,5962,32733255
2ndB51781,0141,3619161
3rdA5578691,21716141
4thA5628001,13621127
5thB5155622896792
6thA565037281088
7thB5419466695163
8thM564537221468
9thA568433565967
10thA5080291401749
11thA558287441865
12thA5126303713
13thA569305616
14thB5356212806
15thB5152101001
16thA57791101
17thA576801
18thA495601
19thA5535501
20thM64502

Towns in Halton

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton from 1979 to 2025: 6,281.

Postcode districts in Halton

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton from 1979 to 2025: 7,646.

Latest crashes in Halton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Halton, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity