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Halton road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2006, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2005 (394), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2006
377
Down 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
543
Down 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2006

0.3% of collisions in Halton in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight33388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious488.8%
  • Slight49391%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2006 is highlighted, with 377, down 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February17 (4.5%)
  • March38 (10%)
  • April26 (6.9%)
  • May25 (6.6%)
  • June34 (9%)
  • July35 (9.3%)
  • August34 (9%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November35 (9.3%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (66%)
  • Wet or damp120 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph265 (70%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (10%)
  • 70 mph30 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (71%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (18%)
  • 36 to 45100 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (63%)
  • Passenger143 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2006.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2006

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2006, with 41 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2006

The A533, A557 and B5155 had the most collisions in Halton in 2006, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533242703
2ndA557243803
3rdB5155243605
4thB5178243101
5thB5419213804
6thA56182302
7thA562162602
8thM56131501
9thA50805900
10thA51265601
11thA55841110
12thA5681100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2006

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2006: 142.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2006

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2006: 182.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years