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Halton road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2002, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (500), and casualties fell from 708.

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

Collisions in 2002
443
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
669
Down 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Halton in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight38487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious649.6%
  • Slight60290%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2002 is highlighted, with 443, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday80 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.3%)
  • February44 (9.9%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April36 (8.1%)
  • May35 (7.9%)
  • June29 (6.5%)
  • July41 (9.3%)
  • August43 (9.7%)
  • September23 (5.2%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November39 (8.8%)
  • December43 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (55%)
  • Wet or damp192 (43%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph269 (61%)
  • 40 mph69 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph71 (16%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (25%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (71%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2096 (14%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 35145 (22%)
  • 36 to 45116 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (61%)
  • Passenger215 (32%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (78%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Halton ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2002.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2002

Mersey & Weston, Halton, WA7 5AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2002, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2002

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2002: 60, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5336010609
2ndA557294518
3rdB5178273703
4thA562244302
5thA56172302
6thB5419162500
7thA558112012
8thB5155112000
9thM56111700
10thA50804401
11thA5681100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2002

Runcorn had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2002: 157.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2002

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2002: 234.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2002.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years