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Halton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2012, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011, and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 2012
278
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
377
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2012

1.4% of collisions in Halton in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight23986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious369.5%
  • Slight33789%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2012 is highlighted, with 278, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 278
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (6.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.9%)
  • February24 (8.6%)
  • March28 (10%)
  • April23 (8.3%)
  • May22 (7.9%)
  • June25 (9%)
  • July20 (7.2%)
  • August22 (7.9%)
  • September19 (6.8%)
  • October16 (5.8%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December25 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (64%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph181 (65%)
  • 40 mph43 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph30 (11%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (17%)
  • Roundabout32 (12%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (62%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (19%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (60%)
  • Passenger96 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2012.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2012

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2012, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2012

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2012: 33, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533334909
2ndB5178213202
3rdB5419162102
4thA557141910
5thA562132010
6thM56111701
7thA56101300
8thB515581000
9thA50806700
10thA5583401

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2012

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2012: 108.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2012

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2012: 139.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years