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Halton road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1997, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1996 (569), and casualties fell from 893.

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

Collisions in 1997
512
Down 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
765
Down 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1997

1.6% of collisions in Halton in 1997 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious12524%
  • Slight37974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious16722%
  • Slight59077%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1997 is highlighted, with 512, down 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.6%)
  • February40 (7.8%)
  • March38 (7.4%)
  • April53 (10%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June39 (7.6%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August35 (6.8%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October40 (7.8%)
  • November44 (8.6%)
  • December44 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight381 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (61%)
  • Wet or damp196 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph319 (62%)
  • 40 mph77 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph31 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph82 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (67%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (11%)
  • 21 to 2593 (12%)
  • 26 to 35154 (20%)
  • 36 to 45143 (19%)
  • 46 to 5574 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (60%)
  • Passenger226 (30%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6%)
  • Motorcycle34 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had the 176th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1997

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1997: 63, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53363104213
2ndB5178365108
3rdA557314619
4thB5155223804
5thA562202213
6thB5419183002
7thM56132402
8thA508091413
9thA5671301
10thA55851305
11thA5773500
12thA51262300
13thA5321201
14thA5531101

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1997

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1997: 190.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1997

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1997: 256.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years