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Halton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2017, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2016 (257), and casualties fell from 353.

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

Collisions in 2017
241
Down 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
303
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Halton in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2711%
  • Slight21388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious278.9%
  • Slight27591%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2017 is highlighted, with 241, down 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 241
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (18%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.3%)
  • February18 (7.5%)
  • March23 (9.5%)
  • April24 (10%)
  • May21 (8.7%)
  • June21 (8.7%)
  • July13 (5.4%)
  • August14 (5.8%)
  • September28 (12%)
  • October20 (8.3%)
  • November19 (7.9%)
  • December20 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (72%)
  • Wet or damp62 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (63%)
  • 40 mph41 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (56%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)
  • Cyclist37 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3557 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (19%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (64%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2017.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2017

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2017, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2017

The A557 had the most collisions in Halton in 2017: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA557242704
2ndA533223301
3rdB5178111802
4thA562101210
5thB5419101401
6thA55881002
7thB51557800
8thM563501
9thA50802201
10thA562201
11thA5771100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2017

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2017: 91.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2017

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2017: 119.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years