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Halton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2004, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2003 (410), and casualties rose from 614.

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

Collisions in 2004
432
Up 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
629
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2004

1.4% of collisions in Halton in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight37186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight55588%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2004 is highlighted, with 432, up 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February40 (9.3%)
  • March27 (6.3%)
  • April49 (11%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June37 (8.6%)
  • July42 (9.7%)
  • August31 (7.2%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October26 (6%)
  • November28 (6.5%)
  • December24 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit94 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (66%)
  • Wet or damp137 (32%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph299 (69%)
  • 40 mph47 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph49 (11%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (68%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2095 (15%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (20%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (59%)
  • Passenger195 (31%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (79%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2004.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2004

Mersey & Weston, Halton, WA7 5AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2004, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2004

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2004: 40, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533404702
2ndB5178294403
3rdB5419223503
4thA557193305
5thA56193102
6thB5155172401
7thA562141804
8thM56122003
9thA50805800
10thA5582201
11thA51261100
12thB53561101

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2004

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2004: 150.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2004

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2004: 225.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years