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Halton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2011, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (303), and casualties fell from 464.

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

Collisions in 2011
278
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
422
Down 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2011

1.8% of collisions in Halton in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious358.3%
  • Slight38291%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2011 is highlighted, with 278, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday58 (21%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February28 (10%)
  • March17 (6.1%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May20 (7.2%)
  • June20 (7.2%)
  • July27 (9.7%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September17 (6.1%)
  • October26 (9.4%)
  • November25 (9%)
  • December26 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (71%)
  • Wet or damp74 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph173 (62%)
  • 40 mph44 (16%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph40 (14%)
  • 70 mph14 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (14%)
  • Roundabout36 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (61%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (14%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (61%)
  • Passenger122 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (73%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2011.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2011

Mersey & Weston, Halton, WA7 5AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2011, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2011

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2011: 33, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533334625
2ndA557223312
3rdB5178162904
4thA562131701
5thA5691411
6thB515591500
7thB541981200
8thM5681003
9thA50804401
10thA5583301

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2011

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2011: 100.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2011

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2011: 141.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years