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Halton road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1986, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1985 (382), and casualties rose from 477.

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

Collisions in 1986
414
Up 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
530
Up 11% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1986

1.7% of collisions in Halton in 1986 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight33280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight43983%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1986 is highlighted, with 414, up 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February28 (6.8%)
  • March27 (6.5%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May25 (6%)
  • June36 (8.7%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August30 (7.2%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October41 (9.9%)
  • November41 (9.9%)
  • December42 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (65%)
  • Wet or damp136 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (67%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 60 mph51 (12%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (15%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (42%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (16%)
  • Cyclist67 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20104 (20%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (55%)
  • Passenger148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (60%)
  • Motorcycle89 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach38 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1986.

Collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1986

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1986: 45, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533456417
2ndB5178242805
3rdA568212511
4thA562172123
5thB5155141503
6thA557131904
7thA56121305
8thA55891701
9thA50805721
10thM563400
11thA5692601

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1986

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1986: 163.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1986

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1986: 199.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years