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Halton road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1982, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (392), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 1982
363
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
428
Down 15% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1982

2.5% of collisions in Halton in 1982 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight34681%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1982 is highlighted, with 363, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982: 363
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday74 (20%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.6%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March32 (8.8%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May29 (8%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September34 (9.4%)
  • October21 (5.8%)
  • November35 (9.6%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (59%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (72%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph34 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (18%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian87 (20%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20107 (25%)
  • 21 to 2568 (16%)
  • 26 to 3550 (12%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (53%)
  • Passenger113 (26%)
  • Pedestrian87 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (54%)
  • Motorcycle112 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach29 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1982.

Collisions
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1982

The A533 and B5178 had the most collisions in Halton in 1982, with 32 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533324204
2ndB5178323818
3rdA562283324
4thA568223213
5thB5155121601
6thA557101303
7thA5588901
8thM566711
9thA564411
10thA50803300
11thA5693300
12thA51261100
13thB53561101

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1982

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1982: 156.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1982

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1982: 189.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years