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Halton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1984, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (371), and casualties rose from 461.

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

Collisions in 1984
392
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
519
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1984

3.1% of collisions in Halton in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight31179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight42782%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1984 is highlighted, with 392, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March23 (5.9%)
  • April21 (5.4%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August35 (8.9%)
  • September36 (9.2%)
  • October39 (9.9%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December26 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (66%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph266 (68%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (11%)
  • 70 mph47 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (19%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (19%)
  • Pedestrian87 (17%)
  • Cyclist59 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20108 (21%)
  • 21 to 2581 (16%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (52%)
  • Passenger162 (31%)
  • Pedestrian87 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (58%)
  • Motorcycle102 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach33 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1984.

Collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1984

The A562 had the most collisions in Halton in 1984: 35, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA562354712
2ndA533294029
3rdB5178293413
4thA568192423
5thB5155173012
6thA557142413
7thM56122012
8thA565610
9thA50804501
10thA5583300
11thB53562301
12thA491100
13thA5691201

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1984

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1984: 174.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1984

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1984: 199.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years