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Halton road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2005, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (432), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 2005
394
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
590
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2005

1% of collisions in Halton in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight32783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight51387%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2005 is highlighted, with 394, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday75 (19%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February31 (7.9%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April30 (7.6%)
  • May38 (9.6%)
  • June29 (7.4%)
  • July31 (7.9%)
  • August26 (6.6%)
  • September39 (9.9%)
  • October35 (8.9%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (74%)
  • Wet or damp101 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph272 (69%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph52 (13%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (19%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2082 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (19%)
  • 36 to 45100 (17%)
  • 46 to 5580 (14%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (64%)
  • Passenger173 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (79%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2005.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2005

Mersey & Weston, Halton, WA7 5AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2005, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2005

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2005: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533345906
2ndA557233512
3rdB5178233101
4thA56192601
5thB5155192626
6thB5419192802
7thA562161804
8thA5080131612
9thM56101804
10thA55871000

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2005

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2005: 138.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2005

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2005: 195.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years