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Halton road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2009, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2008 (326), and casualties fell from 494.

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

Collisions in 2009
291
Down 11% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
415
Down 16% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Halton in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight25487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious399.4%
  • Slight37490%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2009 is highlighted, with 291, down 11% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.9%)
  • February16 (5.5%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June27 (9.3%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August18 (6.2%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October25 (8.6%)
  • November16 (5.5%)
  • December27 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (72%)
  • Wet or damp70 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph202 (69%)
  • 40 mph43 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (20%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (67%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4576 (18%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (61%)
  • Passenger122 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (76%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2009.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2009

Mersey & Weston, Halton, WA7 5AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2009, with 34 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2009

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2009: 29, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533294703
2ndA557152611
3rdB5178151803
4thA56121400
5thA562121801
6thB5155111801
7thB54198800
8thM5671201
9thA50805901
10thA5584711
11thA571200
12thB53561200

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2009

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2009: 108.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2009

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2009: 136.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years