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Halton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2016, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2015 (224), and casualties rose from 304.

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

Collisions in 2016
257
Up 15% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
353
Up 16% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Halton in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight21483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight30787%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2016 is highlighted, with 257, up 15% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 257
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.3%)
  • February11 (4.3%)
  • March25 (9.7%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June19 (7.4%)
  • July17 (6.6%)
  • August21 (8.2%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November23 (8.9%)
  • December20 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (68%)
  • Wet or damp78 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph168 (65%)
  • 40 mph42 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (22%)
  • Roundabout26 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (49%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (10%)
  • Van occupant14 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2043 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (60%)
  • Passenger97 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2016.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2016

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2016, with 41 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2016

The A557 had the most collisions in Halton in 2016: 21, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA557214802
2ndA533162502
3rdB5178131402
4thB5419121401
5thA562111401
6thM56111902
7thA5691313
8thB515581202
9thA5585802
10thA50804800
11thB12200
12thA5531100
13thA571100
14thA5801100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2016

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2016: 96.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2016

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2016: 122.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years