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Halton road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2010, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2009 (291), and casualties rose from 415.

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

Collisions in 2010
303
Up 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
464
Up 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2010

1.3% of collisions in Halton in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight26487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious378%
  • Slight42391%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2010 is highlighted, with 303, up 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.9%)
  • February18 (5.9%)
  • March21 (6.9%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June28 (9.2%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September22 (7.3%)
  • October24 (7.9%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December22 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (71%)
  • Wet or damp65 (21%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.3%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph188 (62%)
  • 40 mph60 (20%)
  • 50 mph9 (3%)
  • 60 mph24 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (17%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (67%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5564 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (62%)
  • Passenger136 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (73%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2010.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2010

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2010, with 36 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2010

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2010: 35, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533354512
2ndB5419213302
3rdB5178203300
4thA557192901
5thA562162902
6thA56102102
7thM56102600
8thB515591311
9thA5586702
10thA50803300
11thA51262300

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2010

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2010: 112.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2010

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2010: 144.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years