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Halton road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2023, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2022 (157), and casualties rose from 188.

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

Collisions in 2023
158
Up 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
195
Up 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Halton in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3015%
  • Slight16484%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2023 is highlighted, with 158, up 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 158
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday36 (23%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.2%)
  • February14 (8.9%)
  • March12 (7.6%)
  • April11 (7%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June12 (7.6%)
  • July22 (14%)
  • August13 (8.2%)
  • September10 (6.3%)
  • October11 (7%)
  • November15 (9.5%)
  • December9 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (72%)
  • Wet or damp38 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (8.2%)
  • 30 mph82 (52%)
  • 40 mph24 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (14%)
  • 70 mph11 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (25%)
  • Roundabout24 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (57%)
  • Cyclist23 (12%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4531 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.2%)
  • Over 759 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (69%)
  • Passenger40 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2023.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2023

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2023, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2023

The A557 had the most collisions in Halton in 2023: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA557182502
2ndA533141900
3rdB5419121303
4thM56101102
5thB51788803
6thA55861302
7thA5661001
8thA5626601
9thB51554502
10thA51100
11thA50801100
12thA5881100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2023

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2023: 55.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2023

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2023: 79.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years