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Halton road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2013, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2012 (278), and casualties fell from 377.

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

Collisions in 2013
267
Down 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
347
Down 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2013

0.4% of collisions in Halton in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight30788%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2013 is highlighted, with 267, down 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 267
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.5%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March20 (7.5%)
  • April22 (8.2%)
  • May21 (7.9%)
  • June26 (9.7%)
  • July21 (7.9%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September18 (6.7%)
  • October18 (6.7%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (65%)
  • Wet or damp83 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph168 (63%)
  • 40 mph36 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph37 (14%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (23%)
  • Roundabout36 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (65%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2554 (16%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (19%)
  • 56 to 6535 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (66%)
  • Passenger76 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (76%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2013.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2013

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2013, with 27 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2013

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2013: 37, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533374115
2ndB5419172901
3rdM56163303
4thA557101204
5thA5691200
6thB517881001
7thA5587801
8thA5627803
9thB515571100
10thA50806601
11thB53561100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2013

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2013: 96.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2013

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2013: 139.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years