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Halton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1980, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (428), and casualties fell from 543.

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

Collisions in 1980
386
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
468
Down 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Halton in 1980 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious8021%
  • Slight29877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious8719%
  • Slight37380%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1980 is highlighted, with 386, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 386
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (6.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.8%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March35 (9.1%)
  • April4 (1%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July30 (7.8%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September32 (8.3%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November29 (7.5%)
  • December38 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other75 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (61%)
  • Wet or damp141 (37%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph265 (69%)
  • 40 mph27 (7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph92 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian101 (22%)
  • Cyclist52 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (10%)
  • 16 to 20123 (26%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 752 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (54%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian101 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (54%)
  • Motorcycle119 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Halton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Halton ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1980.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1980

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1980: 34, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5333452112
2ndA562293306
3rdB5178283016
4thA568253308
5thA557213303
6thA558151605
7thB5155151903
8thM56132104
9thA5691001
10thA50806601
11thB51523300
12thA5692210
13thA491100
14thA50181101
15thA51261100
16thA5741100
17thM61101

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1980

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1980: 129.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1980

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1980: 154.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years