Skip to main content
CrashStats

Halton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1999, and 813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (493), and casualties rose from 797.

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

Collisions in 1999
500
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
813
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Halton in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight41884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious9712%
  • Slight70987%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1999 is highlighted, with 500, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday88 (18%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.8%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March34 (6.8%)
  • April32 (6.4%)
  • May39 (7.8%)
  • June42 (8.4%)
  • July41 (8.2%)
  • August40 (8%)
  • September45 (9%)
  • October49 (9.8%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December42 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (57%)
  • Wet or damp208 (42%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (60%)
  • 40 mph71 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph35 (7%)
  • 70 mph88 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant572 (70%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.1%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20110 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (10%)
  • 26 to 35220 (27%)
  • 36 to 45124 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider464 (57%)
  • Passenger272 (33%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle31 (3.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had the 166th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1999

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1999: 60, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53360106110
2ndA557375805
3rdB5178334704
4thA562264116
5thB5155224001
6thB5419223703
7thA558101103
8thM56101201
9thA5681200
10thA508071602
11thB53562400
12thA50611200
13thA51041101
14thA51261200
15thA571200
16thA5771100
17thA5881100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1999

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1999: 175.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1999

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1999: 245.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1999.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years