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Halton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1989, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (433), and casualties rose from 579.

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

Collisions in 1989
475
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
582
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Halton in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight40485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight50687%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1989 is highlighted, with 475, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March37 (7.8%)
  • April39 (8.2%)
  • May47 (9.9%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July39 (8.2%)
  • August44 (9.3%)
  • September32 (6.7%)
  • October43 (9.1%)
  • November41 (8.6%)
  • December45 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (63%)
  • Wet or damp167 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph326 (69%)
  • 40 mph50 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph44 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph52 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (16%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (47%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)
  • Cyclist60 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (7.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (18%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35102 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (55%)
  • Passenger154 (26%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Halton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Halton ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1989.

Collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1989

The A568 had the most collisions in Halton in 1989: 39, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA568394805
2ndA533384925
3rdB5178223212
4thA562203203
5thB5155202212
6thA557141801
7thM56121612
8thA56101501
9thA50808801
10thA55871011
11thA5692200
12thB53561300

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1989

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1989: 199.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1989

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1989: 231.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years