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Halton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1998, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (512), and casualties rose from 765.

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

Collisions in 1998
493
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
797
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Halton in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight39480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious12115%
  • Slight67384%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1998 is highlighted, with 493, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (18%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.5%)
  • February31 (6.3%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April41 (8.3%)
  • May38 (7.7%)
  • June30 (6.1%)
  • July57 (12%)
  • August49 (9.9%)
  • September44 (8.9%)
  • October38 (7.7%)
  • November42 (8.5%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (59%)
  • Wet or damp198 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (60%)
  • 40 mph63 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph93 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (23%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (69%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1053 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1565 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20114 (14%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35183 (23%)
  • 36 to 45110 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (57%)
  • Passenger266 (33%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car701 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach43 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1998.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1998

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1998: 51, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5335192110
2ndB5178315606
3rdA557284419
4thB5155243803
5thB5419243204
6thA56183104
7thA562172905
8thA5080122504
9thM56101511
10thA55891902
11thA51263500
12thA5771100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1998

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1998: 163.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1998

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1998: 247.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years