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Halton road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2014, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (267), and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 2014
279
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
376
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2014

2.2% of collisions in Halton in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight23283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32586%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2014 is highlighted, with 279, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 279
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (21%)
  • Thursday29 (10%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February15 (5.4%)
  • March21 (7.5%)
  • April18 (6.5%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August25 (9%)
  • September26 (9.3%)
  • October20 (7.2%)
  • November20 (7.2%)
  • December14 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (71%)
  • Wet or damp79 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph182 (65%)
  • 40 mph34 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (11%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (25%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (60%)
  • Cyclist51 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (68%)
  • Passenger85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (10%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2014.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2014

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2014, with 41 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2014

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2014: 30, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533305014
2ndA557283405
3rdB5178192303
4thB5419182312
5thA562141514
6thB5155121403
7thA56111213
8thM56111810
9thA55861711
10thA50805802

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2014

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2014: 121.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2014

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2014: 153.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years