Skip to main content
CrashStats

Halton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1991, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (432), and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 1991
405
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
543
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1991

1% of collisions in Halton in 1991 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious399.6%
  • Slight36289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious499%
  • Slight49090%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1991 is highlighted, with 405, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February25 (6.2%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June29 (7.2%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August35 (8.6%)
  • September31 (7.7%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November38 (9.4%)
  • December30 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (66%)
  • Wet or damp124 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (65%)
  • 40 mph41 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph59 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (19%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (60%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (18%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (56%)
  • Passenger159 (29%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Halton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Halton ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1991.

Collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1991

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1991: 38, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533385827
2ndB5178274204
3rdA568232802
4thA562212900
5thA557161901
6thB5155141800
7thA56101602
8thM56101801
9thA50807802
10thA5585600
11thA5693401
12thA5881100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1991

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1991: 166.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1991

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1991: 201.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1991, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Halton road accidents in other years