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Halton road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2020, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2019 (190), and casualties fell from 249.

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

Collisions in 2020
149
Down 22% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
181
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2020

0.7% of collisions in Halton in 2020 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2114%
  • Slight12785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2112%
  • Slight15988%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2020 is highlighted, with 149, down 22% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 149
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (20%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.4%)
  • February15 (10%)
  • March6 (4%)
  • April9 (6%)
  • May11 (7.4%)
  • June11 (7.4%)
  • July11 (7.4%)
  • August13 (8.7%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October14 (9.4%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (72%)
  • Wet or damp38 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (11%)
  • 30 mph91 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph14 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (17%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (48%)
  • Cyclist35 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2016 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3534 (19%)
  • 36 to 4522 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (16%)
  • 56 to 6519 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (70%)
  • Passenger29 (16%)
  • Pedestrian26 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (12%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2020.

Collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2020

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2020, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2020

The B5178 had the most collisions in Halton in 2020: 14, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5178141502
2ndB5419121801
3rdA53391101
4thA55891312
5thA5578901
6thA50805600
7thA5624601
8thM564501
9thB51553301
10thA50471300
11thA561300
12thA741100
13thB1111100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2020

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2020: 67.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2020

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2020: 85.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years