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St. Helens road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,137 road traffic collisions in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025, and 35,243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 383 were fatal and 3,718 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 244 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (237), and casualties rose from 292 to 301.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
25,137
123rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35,243
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
383
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
244
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in St. Helens

1.5% of collisions in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3831.5%
  • Serious3,71815%
  • Slight21,03684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4061.2%
  • Serious4,25512%
  • Slight30,58287%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. In 2025 there were 244, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 244
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025244301
2024237292
2023224299
2022237290
2021216262
2020196235
2019229285
2018238331
2017236307
2016279389
2015317465
2014308438
2013340474
2012339510
2011360501
2010327479
2009348505
2008430623
2007467702
2006545821
2005542830
2004555796
2003562799
2002563782
2001632951
20008111,185
19998401,303
19988021,139
19978091,212
19967791,163
19957251,049
19948291,209
19937551,070
19927601,058
19917371,071
19907751,111
19898001,124
1988650909
1987660896
1986679859
1985647850
1984670859
1983641793
1982688899
1981656855
1980732970
1979721992

When and where crashes happen in St. Helens

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,575 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,703 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,714 (15%)
  • Thursday3,825 (15%)
  • Friday4,278 (17%)
  • Saturday3,454 (14%)
  • Sunday2,588 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59886 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59331 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,902 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,292 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,384 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,544 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,353 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,445 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,957 (7.8%)
  • February1,930 (7.7%)
  • March2,075 (8.3%)
  • April1,912 (7.6%)
  • May2,096 (8.3%)
  • June2,077 (8.3%)
  • July2,027 (8.1%)
  • August2,016 (8%)
  • September2,175 (8.7%)
  • October2,303 (9.2%)
  • November2,310 (9.2%)
  • December2,259 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,230 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,001 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting436 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown270 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit198 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,897 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,831 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds588 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds558 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist194 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds157 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds37 (0.1%)
  • Other511 (2%)
  • Not recorded364 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,596 (62%)
  • Wet or damp8,708 (35%)
  • Frost or ice547 (2.2%)
  • Snow136 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep63 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel26 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph252 (1%)
  • 30 mph18,610 (74%)
  • 40 mph1,146 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph134 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,997 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph2,986 (12%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,387 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway4,334 (17%)
  • Roundabout1,476 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road844 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded96 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in St. Helens

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,318 (60%)
  • Pedestrian5,734 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist2,913 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist2,166 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,294 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant711 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant364 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)352 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant182 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant175 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,215 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 101,968 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 152,429 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 205,727 (16%)
  • 21 to 254,533 (13%)
  • 26 to 356,639 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,563 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,336 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 652,363 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,456 (4.1%)
  • Over 75970 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,281 (55%)
  • Passenger10,228 (29%)
  • Pedestrian5,734 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car33,691 (75%)
  • Motorcycle3,087 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle2,209 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,826 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,521 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach1,370 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car585 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle328 (0.7%)
  • Minibus191 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle24 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in St. Helens

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in St. Helens

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How St. Helens ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 123rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
120thChelmsford25,57534,2474265,528
121stKingston upon Thames25,51530,7412243,927
122ndReigate and Banstead25,20634,3633003,889
123rdSt. Helens (this area)25,13735,2433833,718
124thColchester24,96232,7553635,140
125thWealden24,92136,0386705,749
126thHerefordshire24,79434,5215985,754

Accident hotspots in St. Helens

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens, with 921 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025: 2,069, including 38 fatal and 315 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5702,0692,95638315
2ndA582,0652,92430281
3rdA5801,8313,15359277
4thA5721,2381,67425204
5thA579431,37717127
6thA5719281,27912146
7thA5995768078111
8thB5204538770684
9thM625299011479
10thA495187421199
11thM64897691046
12thB5413439602271
13thB5201413584763
14thB52033194561052
15thA569285411432
16thB5207153234129
17thB5205139194332
18thA56811218048
19thB5209100131218
20thB541978119016

Towns in St. Helens

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025: 12,902.

Postcode districts in St. Helens

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025: 6,523.

Latest crashes in St. Helens

Of the latest 24 crashes in St. Helens, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 23 December 2025.

Severity