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Halton road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Halton in 2025, and 164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2024 (123), and casualties rose from 163.

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

Collisions in 2025
130
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
164
Up 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 2025

2.3% of collisions in Halton in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious3728%
  • Slight9069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight12375%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 2025 is highlighted, with 130, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 130
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (17%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February7 (5.4%)
  • March10 (7.7%)
  • April11 (8.5%)
  • May7 (5.4%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August10 (7.7%)
  • September8 (6.2%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November9 (6.9%)
  • December13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (70%)
  • Wet or damp34 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (8.5%)
  • 30 mph75 (58%)
  • 40 mph17 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph11 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (23%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (55%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)
  • Cyclist20 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (11%)
  • 16 to 2010 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (18%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (66%)
  • Passenger32 (20%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • 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 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2025.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Halton in 2025

Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 6GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Halton in 2025, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 2025

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 2025: 11, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533111612
2ndA557101103
3rdB515581012
4thA56271201
5thM5671101
6thA5585501
7thB54195601
8thB51784601
9thA50803300
10thA561100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 2025

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 2025: 50.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 2025

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 2025: 62.

Latest crashes in Halton in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years