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Halton road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2001, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (558), and casualties fell from 842.

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

Collisions in 2001
500
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
708
Down 16% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Halton in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight44188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious618.6%
  • Slight63990%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2001 is highlighted, with 500, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (17%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (9.8%)
  • Sunday48 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9%)
  • February47 (9.4%)
  • March39 (7.8%)
  • April42 (8.4%)
  • May47 (9.4%)
  • June43 (8.6%)
  • July47 (9.4%)
  • August31 (6.2%)
  • September34 (6.8%)
  • October31 (6.2%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December44 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit121 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (58%)
  • Wet or damp190 (38%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph345 (69%)
  • 40 mph51 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph53 (11%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (21%)
  • Roundabout30 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (65%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2096 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35158 (22%)
  • 36 to 45108 (15%)
  • 46 to 5588 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (62%)
  • Passenger196 (28%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5%)
  • Bus or coach43 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Halton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Halton ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had the 167th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2001

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2001, with 51 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2001

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2001: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533405405
2ndB5178283812
3rdA557243411
4thB5419192904
5thA562182503
6thA56172303
7thA5080121502
8thB5155111311
9thM56112110
10thA55871002
11thA5685601
12thA51261100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2001

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2001: 204.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2001

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2001: 237.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years