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Halton road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2000, and 842 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1999 (500), and casualties rose from 813.

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

Collisions in 2000
558
Up 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
842
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Halton in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9918%
  • Slight45582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious12615%
  • Slight71285%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2000 is highlighted, with 558, up 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (11%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.5%)
  • February41 (7.3%)
  • March39 (7%)
  • April46 (8.2%)
  • May47 (8.4%)
  • June44 (7.9%)
  • July41 (7.3%)
  • August39 (7%)
  • September44 (7.9%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December49 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit133 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (53%)
  • Wet or damp252 (45%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (63%)
  • 40 mph72 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (11%)
  • 70 mph71 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (25%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (70%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20130 (15%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35184 (22%)
  • 36 to 45135 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (61%)
  • Passenger253 (30%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car804 (78%)
  • Motorcycle48 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had the 142nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2000

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2000: 57, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533577608
2ndB5178324507
3rdA557303913
4thA5623058110
5thA56254225
6thB5155163104
7thB5419152604
8thA5080121704
9thA558101303
10thM566800
11thA5684401
12thA51261100
13thB53561100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2000

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2000: 206.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2000

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2000: 263.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2000, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years