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Halton road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1979, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,670 collisions in Halton.

Collisions in 1979
428
Casualties in 1979
543
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Halton in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious10023%
  • Slight31874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious11621%
  • Slight41777%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 428.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (11%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.6%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March24 (5.6%)
  • April30 (7%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August38 (8.9%)
  • September50 (12%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December39 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other371 (87%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (64%)
  • Wet or damp130 (30%)
  • Snow20 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (67%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph98 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (17%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded46 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (37%)
  • Pedestrian126 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (20%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20143 (26%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 755 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (50%)
  • Passenger148 (27%)
  • Pedestrian126 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (55%)
  • Motorcycle119 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach35 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5%)
  • Other vehicle22 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Halton ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1979.

Collisions
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1979

The A56 and A562 had the most collisions in Halton in 1979, with 34 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56346518
2ndA562344239
3rdB5178303607
4thA557263706
5thA533253715
6thA568172014
7thM56121312
8thA558101003
9thB51558801
10thB51527701
11thA50806713
12thA493401
13thB53933401
14thM63401
15thA572201
16thA501100
17thA5341100
18thA541100
19thA5591100
20thA5691100

Latest crashes in Halton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1979.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years